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 176th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.22 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 13.34 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 12.53 kilowatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 11.79 kilowatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 11.11 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 10.56 kilowatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1 kilowatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 9.65 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.22 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.81 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.41 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 8.05 kilowatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.73 kilowatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.43 kilowatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.14 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.88 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.63 kilowatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4 kilowatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.19 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 5.99 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.83 kilowatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 5.69 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.54 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.41 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 5.28 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.28 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 6% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 5.28 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.86 kilowatt-hours, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -13.82 % 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 2.7% (1983)
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 176th out of 214 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.