Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea is 1.23 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.24 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 455,725, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 455,725 | — |
| 2001 | 486,644 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 517,874 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 550,262 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 584,046 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 615,788 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 644,713 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 674,465 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 707,114 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 742,730 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 785,985 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 820,853 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 849,818 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 887,158 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 923,886 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 961,043 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 998,419 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 597,936 | 455,725 | 742,730 | 10 |
| 2010s | 945,185 | 785,985 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million | 1.14 million | 1.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 151 Cyprus 1.36 million compare
- 152 Timor-Leste 1.32 million compare
- 153 Mauritius 1.25 million compare
- 155 Eswatini 1.11 million compare
- 156 Central African Republic 970,186 compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 961,991 compare
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
- Gas production 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea was 1.23 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 455,725 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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