Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.563 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.563 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.987 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.563 people per person, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.987 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.974 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.961 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.948 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.855 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.921 people per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.907 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.953 people per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.94 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.865 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.851 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.837 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.828 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.799 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.771 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.74 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.716 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.691 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.666 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.642 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.626 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.595 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.563 people per person | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9383 people per person | 0.855 people per person | 0.987 people per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8038 people per person | 0.691 people per person | 0.94 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6184 people per person | 0.563 people per person | 0.666 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 11 Sierra Leone 0.608 people per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.575 people per person compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.567 people per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.505 people per person compare
- 16 Mauritania 0.478 people per person compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.476 people per person compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.563 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.987 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.563 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.