Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 66.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Equatorial Guinea is 66.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.8% | — |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 64.8% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 65.7% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 66.7% | 67.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Equatorial Guinea was 66.9% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.