Share of electricity production by source in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of electricity production by source was 68.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Equatorial Guinea stood at 68.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 96.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2014.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.1% | — |
| 1991 | 90.3% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 81.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -27.5% | 84.8% | 61.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 74.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 70.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 61.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 65.3% | 68.7% | 3 |
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 production by source in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of electricity production by source in Equatorial Guinea was 68.7% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2014.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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