Renewable electricity in Guinea
Guinea: Renewable electricity was 78.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in Guinea is 78.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Guinea peaked at 78.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1990.
That places Guinea 28th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +31.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 78.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 78.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 33.8% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 46.3% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 59.8% | 78.8% | 6 |
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 renewable electricity in Guinea?
- Renewable electricity in Guinea was 78.8% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for renewable electricity?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants