Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Guinea
Guinea: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Guinea stood at 74.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Guinea peaked at 77.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2003.
That places Guinea 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.6% | — |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 74.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 74.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 46.5% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 59.2% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 60.1% | 74.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Guinea?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Guinea was 74.4% 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 hydropower recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2003.
- How does Guinea rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 hydropower. 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.