Access to electricity (% of total population) in Guinea
Guinea: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 33.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Guinea, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Guinea is 33.5%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Guinea peaked at 33.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 198th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.4% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +8.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 33.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 33.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 6.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 16.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.8% | 33.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Guinea?
- Access to electricity in Guinea was 33.5% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for access to electricity?
- Guinea ranks 198th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.