Statizoid

Access to electricity in Guinea

Guinea: Access to electricity was 6.9% in 2016. β—† Volatile

Latest (2016)
6.9%
Change on year
up 189.3%
World rank
187th
of 201 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2006
Years of data
13
1999–2016

Access to electricity in Guinea, 1999–2016

02461999200720161999: 1.5 % of rural population2005: 2.8 % of rural population2006: 0.498 % of rural population2007: 0.74 % of rural population2008: 0.984 % of rural population2009: 1.2 % of rural population2010: 1.5 % of rural population2011: 1.7 % of rural population2012: 2.9 % of rural population2013: 2.1 % of rural population2014: 2.3 % of rural population2015: 2.4 % of rural population2016: 6.9 % of rural population

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

Analysis

Guinea recorded 6.9% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 189.3% on the previous year and up 1,286.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity in Guinea peaked at 6.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.

That places Guinea 187th out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1
2000s 1.2% 0.5% 2.8% 5
2010s 2.8% 1.5% 6.9% 7

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 184 Gambia, The 15.5% compare
  2. 185 Papua New Guinea 15.5% compare
  3. 186 Somalia 11.6% compare
  4. 188 South Sudan, Republic of 5.9% compare
  5. 189 Mozambique, Republic of 5.0% compare
  6. 190 Niger 4.7% compare

See the full ranking of 202 places β†’

More reference data data for Guinea

All data for Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity in Guinea?
Access to electricity in Guinea was 6.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
How does Guinea rank for access to electricity?
Guinea ranks 187th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
Is access to electricity rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,286.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Access to electricity in Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/access-to-electricity-percent-of-rural-population/guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/access-to-electricity-percent-of-rural-population/guinea/">Access to electricity in Guinea</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.