Access to electricity (% of total population) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 67.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 67.9% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.6% | — |
| 1991 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 68% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 58.6% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.4% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.5% | 67.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 166 Micronesia (country) 75.4% compare
- 167 Saint Martin (French Part) 72.0% compare
- 168 Yemen 71.6% compare
- 170 Eswatini 65.8% compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 65.4% compare
- 172 Senegal 64.5% compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea?
- Access to electricity in Equatorial Guinea was 67.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for access to electricity?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.