Access to electricity in Guinea
Guinea: Access to electricity was 82.2% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Guinea, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Guinea is 82.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Guinea peaked at 82.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1990.
That places Guinea 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 40.7% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 56.1% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 71.3% | 82.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 177 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 85.4% compare
- 178 Mali 83.6% compare
- 179 Eswatini, Kingdom of 82.8% compare
- 181 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 81.0% compare
- 182 Rwanda 80.0% compare
- 183 Botswana 77.7% compare
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 82.2% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for access to electricity?
- Guinea ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.