Renewable electricity output in Guinea
Guinea: Renewable electricity output was 88.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 88.1% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Guinea peaked at 88.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2003.
That places Guinea 21st out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 46.3% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 60.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 61.8% | 88.1% | 2 |
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- 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 renewable electricity output in Guinea?
- Renewable electricity output in Guinea was 88.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2003.
- How does Guinea rank for renewable electricity output?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.