Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea
Guinea: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 66.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea, 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
Guinea recorded 66.3% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea peaked at 87.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 28th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.7% | — |
| 1991 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 84.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 83.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | -1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 66.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 66.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.9%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.9% | 83.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 77.1% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 67.7% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 66.3% | 67.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- 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 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)
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Guinea was 66.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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 (%).