Electricity generation from oil per person in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Electricity generation from oil per person was 5.28 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil per person in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil per person in Equatorial Guinea is 5.28 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 14.22 kilowatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.28 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.13 kilowatt-hours | 8.81 kilowatt-hours | 14.22 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 kilowatt-hours | 5.99 kilowatt-hours | 8.41 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 kilowatt-hours | 5.28 kilowatt-hours | 5.83 kilowatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from oil per person in Equatorial Guinea?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Equatorial Guinea was 5.28 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.22 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.