Electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea
Guinea: Electricity generation from oil per person was 67.77 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea stood at 67.77 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 168.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea peaked at 72.57 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.14 kilowatt-hours, in 2011.
That places Guinea 125th 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.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.46 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 48.01 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 48.42 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.86 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 38.62 kilowatt-hours | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 32.45 kilowatt-hours | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 28.6 kilowatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 25.87 kilowatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 29.3 kilowatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 27.6 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 14.43 kilowatt-hours | -47.7% |
| 2011 | 13.14 kilowatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 21.97 kilowatt-hours | +67.3% |
| 2013 | 15.19 kilowatt-hours | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 25.28 kilowatt-hours | +66.4% |
| 2015 | 20.4 kilowatt-hours | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 42.24 kilowatt-hours | +107.1% |
| 2017 | 43.6 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 57.46 kilowatt-hours | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 56.77 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 72.54 kilowatt-hours | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 71.48 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 72.57 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 70.81 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 67.77 kilowatt-hours | -4.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 67.77 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.48 kilowatt-hours, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 67.77 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.86 kilowatt-hours, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +107.1% | 20.4 kilowatt-hours | 42.24 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.82 kilowatt-hours | 25.87 kilowatt-hours | 51.86 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.05 kilowatt-hours | 13.14 kilowatt-hours | 57.46 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.03 kilowatt-hours | 67.77 kilowatt-hours | 72.57 kilowatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Guinea was 67.77 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.57 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.14 kilowatt-hours in 2011.
- How does Guinea rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Guinea ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.