Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Guinea
Guinea: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 51.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Guinea, 1999–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 51.1% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Guinea peaked at 51.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2000.
That places Guinea 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.4% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 15.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 26.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 44.7% | 51.1% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2016)
- Ores and metals exports 25.8% (2016)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Guinea?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Guinea was 51.1% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Guinea ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.