Equatorial Guinea Electricity
Generation (2024)#149 World
1.49TWh+4.6% YoY
Consumption (2024)#157 World
1.32TWh+5.2% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
73.2%26.8%
Electricity Generation in Equatorial Guinea
- Net electricity generation in Equatorial Guinea reached 1.49 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#149 in the world), an increase of 4.6% from 1.43 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 73.2% (1.09 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Equatorial Guinea and renewables 26.8% (0.4 terawatt-hours).
- Equatorial Guinea reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 2.4% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 26.8% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea consumed 1.32 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#157 in the world), an increase of 5.2% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Equatorial Guinea averaged 698 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.91 kilowatt-hours per day (#154 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.35 gigawatts in 2024 (#163 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 63.6% and renewables at 36.4% of Equatorial Guinea's installed capacity in 2024.
- Equatorial Guinea's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 48.8% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 56.1% and hydro at 36%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Equatorial Guinea
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Equatorial Guinea.
Grid Efficiency in Equatorial Guinea
- Distribution losses in Equatorial Guinea were 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 11.5% of total generation, up from 11.4% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Equatorial Guinea
- In 2024, Equatorial Guinea generated approximately 0.0041 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0036 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00047 terawatt-hours.
Equatorial Guinea Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.49 | +4.6% | 149 | < 0.01% | 1.32 | +5.2% | 157 | < 0.01% | 698 | 0.35 | +0% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | 1.43 | −6.3% | 149 | < 0.01% | 1.26 | −7.4% | 157 | < 0.01% | 679.8 | 0.35 | −0.04% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.17 |
| 2022 | 1.52 | +6.3% | 148 | 0.01% | 1.36 | +6.5% | 156 | 0.01% | 752.3 | 0.35 | +0% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2021 | 1.43 | +1.5% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.27 | +0.27% | 155 | < 0.01% | 724.4 | 0.35 | +0.01% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2020 | 1.41 | +0.49% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.27 | +1.2% | 156 | 0.01% | 740.2 | 0.35 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | +3.7% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.26 | +3.2% | 157 | 0.01% | 751.4 | 0.35 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2018 | 1.35 | +1.6% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.22 | +2.8% | 156 | 0.01% | 752.6 | 0.35 | +0.43% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 1.33 | −4.6% | 149 | 0.01% | 1.18 | −4.6% | 156 | 0.01% | 757.2 | 0.35 | +0% | 155 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | +7.6% | 146 | 0.01% | 1.24 | +7.5% | 154 | 0.01% | 822.2 | 0.35 | +0% | 154 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +19.7% | 146 | 0.01% | 1.15 | +20% | 153 | 0.01% | 793 | 0.35 | −0.11% | 153 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2014 | 1.09 | +27.7% | 148 | < 0.01% | 0.96 | +25.5% | 156 | < 0.01% | 686.5 | 0.35 | +0% | 150 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2013 | 0.85 | +56.8% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.77 | +63.2% | 159 | < 0.01% | 568.7 | 0.35 | +0% | 151 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 0.54 | +81.3% | 160 | < 0.01% | 0.47 | +112.3% | 167 | < 0.01% | 362.6 | 0.35 | +328.8% | 149 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +36.7% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +49.6% | 180 | < 0.01% | 177.9 | 0.08 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2010 | 0.22 | −0.59% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | −5.3% | 194 | < 0.01% | 124.2 | 0.08 | +32.7% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 0.22 | +11.7% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +10.6% | 193 | < 0.01% | 137.4 | 0.06 | +0% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +47% | 185 | < 0.01% | 0.14 | +60.2% | 193 | < 0.01% | 130 | 0.06 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2007 | 0.13 | +14.5% | 192 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | +11.4% | 196 | < 0.01% | 84.94 | 0.06 | +84.3% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2006 | 0.12 | +12.5% | 194 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | +5.3% | 197 | < 0.01% | 79.77 | 0.03 | +0% | 196 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +7.2% | 193 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | −11.8% | 195 | < 0.01% | 79.17 | 0.03 | +0% | 193 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | +31.1% | 193 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | +32.8% | 195 | < 0.01% | 94.45 | 0.03 | +0% | 191 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2003 | 0.07 | +8.8% | 196 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +8.5% | 196 | < 0.01% | 75.48 | 0.03 | +0% | 189 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2002 | 0.07 | +0% | 195 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +0% | 196 | < 0.01% | 73.94 | 0.03 | +3.1% | 188 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.009 |
| 2001 | 0.07 | +18.7% | 194 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +12.8% | 196 | < 0.01% | 78.68 | 0.03 | +0% | 188 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.009 |
| 2000 | 0.06 | +172.9% | 196 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +167.8% | 197 | < 0.01% | 74.37 | 0.03 | +436.7% | 187 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 1999 | 0.02 | +0% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 204 | < 0.01% | 29.27 | 0.006 | +20% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0015 |
| 1998 | 0.02 | +5% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +5% | 203 | < 0.01% | 30.45 | 0.005 | +0% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0015 |
| 1997 | 0.02 | +5.3% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +5.3% | 203 | < 0.01% | 30.15 | 0.005 | +0% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0014 |
| 1996 | 0.02 | +0% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 203 | < 0.01% | 29.77 | 0.005 | +0% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0013 |
| 1995 | 0.02 | +5.6% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +5.6% | 202 | < 0.01% | 30.93 | 0.005 | +0% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0013 |
| 1994 | 0.02 | +0% | 199 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 201 | < 0.01% | 30.43 | 0.005 | +0% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0013 |
| 1993 | 0.02 | +0% | 198 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 200 | < 0.01% | 31.58 | 0.005 | +0% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0013 |
| 1992 | 0.02 | +5.9% | 196 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +5.9% | 198 | < 0.01% | 32.77 | 0.005 | +0% | 200 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0013 |
| 1991 | 0.02 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 32.12 | 0.005 | +0% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0012 |
| 1990 | 0.02 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 33.34 | 0.005 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0012 |
| 1989 | 0.02 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 34.61 | 0.005 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0012 |
| 1988 | 0.02 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 35.96 | 0.005 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0012 |
| 1987 | 0.02 | +6.3% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +6.3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 37.42 | 0.005 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0012 |
| 1986 | 0.02 | −5.9% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | −5.9% | 173 | < 0.01% | 36.77 | 0.005 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0011 |
| 1985 | 0.02 | +13.3% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +13.3% | 171 | < 0.01% | 41.01 | 0.005 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0012 |
| 1984 | 0.02 | +25% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +25% | 171 | < 0.01% | 38.23 | 0.005 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0011 |
| 1983 | 0.01 | −14.3% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | −14.3% | 172 | < 0.01% | 32.5 | 0.005 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00084 |
| 1982 | 0.01 | −6.7% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | −6.7% | 170 | < 0.01% | 40.41 | 0.005 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00098 |
| 1981 | 0.02 | −11.8% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | −11.8% | 170 | < 0.01% | 46 | 0.005 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0011 |
| 1980 | 0.02 | — | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | — | 168 | < 0.01% | 54.77 | 0.005 | — | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0012 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.