Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.462 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.462 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.848 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.462 people per person, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 20th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.848 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.836 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.823 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.811 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.798 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.798 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.772 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.759 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.746 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.733 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.719 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.705 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.738 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.678 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.665 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.651 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.665 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.646 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.55 people per person | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.578 people per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.553 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.532 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.523 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.489 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.462 people per person | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7924 people per person | 0.733 people per person | 0.848 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6595 people per person | 0.55 people per person | 0.738 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5118 people per person | 0.462 people per person | 0.553 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 13.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guinea was 0.462 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.848 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.462 people per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.