Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Guinea
Guinea: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 53.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 53.8% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Guinea peaked at 53.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 212th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +5.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 53.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.9%, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 53.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +27.1% | 35.4% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 15.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 26.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 44.7% | 53.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Guinea?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Guinea was 53.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Guinea ranks 212th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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