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
Number of people without access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Fuel exports 1.7% (1983)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.6% (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 14,416 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 26 billion cubic meters (2022)
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
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.