Share of electricity generation from gas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of electricity generation from gas was 72.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from gas in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from gas in Equatorial Guinea is 72.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 86.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | -3.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 72.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 5.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.6% | 60.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 63.1% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 64.5% | 74.8% | 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 gas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Equatorial Guinea was 72.5% 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 gas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.