Share of electricity generation from renewables in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Equatorial 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 renewables in Equatorial Guinea stood at 26.8%.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 36.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2007.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 112th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 7.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 10.0% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 109 Serbia 27.8% compare
- 110 Cyprus 27.7% compare
- 111 New Caledonia 26.9% compare
- 113 France 26.1% compare
- 115 United States 25.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
- Gas production 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.7% (1983)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.6% (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 14,416 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 26 billion cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Equatorial Guinea was 26.8% 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 renewables recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 112th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.