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Access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of

Equatorial Guinea, Republic of: Access to electricity was 52.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
52.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
154th
of 201 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2016
All-time low
35.9%
in 1994
Years of data
27
1990–2016

Access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of, 1990–2016

02040601990200320161990: 36.5 % of rural population1991: 36.4 % of rural population1992: 36.2 % of rural population1993: 36.1 % of rural population1994: 35.9 % of rural population1995: 36.8 % of rural population1996: 37.7 % of rural population1997: 38.5 % of rural population1998: 39.3 % of rural population1999: 40.1 % of rural population2000: 40.9 % of rural population2001: 41.6 % of rural population2002: 42.3 % of rural population2003: 43 % of rural population2004: 43.7 % of rural population2005: 44.4 % of rural population2006: 45 % of rural population2007: 45.7 % of rural population2008: 46.4 % of rural population2009: 47.2 % of rural population2010: 47.9 % of rural population2011: 43 % of rural population2012: 49.5 % of rural population2013: 50.2 % of rural population2014: 51 % of rural population2015: 51.8 % of rural population2016: 52.6 % of rural population

Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

In 2016, access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of stood at 52.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of peaked at 52.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1994.

Equatorial Guinea, Republic of ranks 154th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.4% 35.9% 40.1% 10
2000s 44.0% 40.9% 47.2% 10
2010s 49.4% 43.0% 52.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
Access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of was 52.6% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1994.
How does Equatorial Guinea, Republic of rank for access to electricity?
Equatorial Guinea, Republic of ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
Is access to electricity rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Access to electricity (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 5,112 data points, 1990–2016
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Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.