Access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Access to electricity was 14.7% in 2016. β Volatile
Access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 14.7% for access to electricity in 2016.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 210th out of 215 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 6.0% | 17.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 207 Burkina Faso 19.2% compare
- 208 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.1% compare
- 209 Niger 16.2% compare
- 211 Central African Republic 14.0% compare
- 212 Malawi 11.0% compare
- 213 South Sudan 8.9% compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau?
- Access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau was 14.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for access to electricity?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.