Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 73.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 73.2% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 92.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | -3.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 73.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 73.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9% | 75.0% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 63.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 65.2% | 75.5% | 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)
- 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 2.7% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Equatorial Guinea was 73.2% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.