People without electricity country, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.563 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.563 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.987 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.563 units per person, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.987 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.974 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.961 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.948 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.855 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.921 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.907 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.953 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.94 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.865 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.851 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.837 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.828 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.799 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.771 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.74 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.716 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.691 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.666 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.642 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.626 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.595 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.563 units per person | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9383 units per person | 0.855 units per person | 0.987 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8038 units per person | 0.691 units per person | 0.94 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6184 units per person | 0.563 units per person | 0.666 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 11 Sierra Leone 0.608 units per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.575 units per person compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.567 units per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.505 units per person compare
- 16 Mauritania 0.478 units per person compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.476 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.563 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.987 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.563 units per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.