Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 84.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea-Bissau stood at 84.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 96.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 10th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.5% | — |
| 1991 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 84.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 84.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 91.5% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 91.2% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 87.7% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.1% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % 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)
- Fuel imports 17.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea-Bissau was 84.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).