Share of electricity production by source in Guinea
Guinea: Share of electricity production by source was 11.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, share of electricity production by source in Guinea stood at 11.9%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.9% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Guinea peaked at 53.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2021.
Guinea ranks 181st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -68.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 11.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 25.7% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 21.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 11.9% | 38.2% | 2 |
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 production by source in Guinea?
- Share of electricity production by source in Guinea was 11.9% in 2021, 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Guinea ranks 181st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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