Number of people without access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Number of people without access to electricity was 660,488 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
660,488 people
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
56th
of 214 countries
All-time high
660,488 people
in 2024
All-time low
247,554 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220242000: 247.6k people2001: 263.2k people2002: 280.1k people2003: 297.6k people2004: 315.9k people2005: 331.6k people2006: 345.6k people2007: 361.6k people2008: 377.4k people2009: 392.9k people2010: 403.1k people2011: 421.0k people2012: 443.7k people2013: 459.1k people2014: 475.9k people2015: 492.9k people2016: 509.8k people2017: 525.0k people2018: 541.5k people2019: 557.8k people2020: 571.6k people2021: 583.9k people2022: 595.2k people2023: 611.5k people2024: 660.5k people

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 660,488 people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 660,488 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 247,554 people, in 2000.

That places Equatorial Guinea 56th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 321,345 people 247,554 people 392,943 people 10
2010s 482,970 people 403,100 people 557,839 people 10
2020s 604,540 people 571,584 people 660,488 people 5

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  1. 53 Gambia 855,596 people compare
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  3. 55 Argentina 731,138 people compare
  4. 57 Nepal 622,672 people compare
  5. 58 Colombia 581,749 people compare
  6. 59 Botswana 499,186 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea?
Number of people without access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea was 660,488 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 660,488 people in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 247,554 people in 2000.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people without access to electricity?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.