Share of electricity generation from oil in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of electricity generation from oil was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from oil 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 0.7% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
That places Equatorial Guinea 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 4.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 oil in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Equatorial Guinea was 0.7% 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 oil recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil. 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.