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.
That represents a change of 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.
Number of people without access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 247,554 people | — |
| 2001 | 263,192 people | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 280,083 people | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 297,600 people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 315,871 people | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 331,578 people | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 345,630 people | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 361,579 people | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 377,416 people | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 392,943 people | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 403,100 people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 420,982 people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 443,665 people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 459,060 people | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 475,942 people | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 492,880 people | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 509,767 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 524,965 people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 541,501 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 557,839 people | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 571,584 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 583,917 people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 595,170 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 611,539 people | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 660,488 people | +8.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 660,488 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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 2.7% (1983)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
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.