Electricity generation per person in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Electricity generation per person was 36.34 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation per person in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 36.34 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 110.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 43.67 kilowatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.79 kilowatt-hours, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 205th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 15.86 kilowatt-hours | -34.7% |
| 2002 | 15.51 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.17 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 22.23 kilowatt-hours | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 21.71 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 21.2 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.68 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.16 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 19.65 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 19.15 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.66 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.17 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 11.79 kilowatt-hours | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 17.23 kilowatt-hours | +46.1% |
| 2015 | 33.59 kilowatt-hours | +94.9% |
| 2016 | 43.67 kilowatt-hours | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 42.62 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 41.62 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 40.66 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 39.74 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.86 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 38 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.15 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 36.34 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 36.34 kilowatt-hours is below the median for low income countries, which is 84.51 kilowatt-hours, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 36.34 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 243.76 kilowatt-hours, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation per person in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +94.9% | 17.23 kilowatt-hours | 33.59 kilowatt-hours |
| 2004 | +46.6% | 15.17 kilowatt-hours | 22.23 kilowatt-hours |
| 2014 | +46.1% | 11.79 kilowatt-hours | 17.23 kilowatt-hours |
| 2013 | -35.1% | 18.17 kilowatt-hours | 11.79 kilowatt-hours |
| 2001 | -34.7% | 24.3 kilowatt-hours | 15.86 kilowatt-hours |
| 2016 | +30.0% | 33.59 kilowatt-hours | 43.67 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.65 kilowatt-hours | 15.17 kilowatt-hours | 24.3 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.71 kilowatt-hours | 11.79 kilowatt-hours | 43.67 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.02 kilowatt-hours | 36.34 kilowatt-hours | 39.74 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 202 Burkina Faso 71.77 kilowatt-hours compare
- 203 Benin 69.83 kilowatt-hours compare
- 204 South Sudan 46.89 kilowatt-hours compare
- 206 Niger 35.14 kilowatt-hours compare
- 207 Burundi 34.88 kilowatt-hours compare
- 208 Central African Republic 27.17 kilowatt-hours 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)
- 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 17.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Guinea-Bissau?
- Electricity generation per person in Guinea-Bissau was 36.34 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 per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 43.67 kilowatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.79 kilowatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for electricity generation per person?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 205th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.