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Guinea-Bissau Electricity

Generation (2024)#199 World
0.09TWh+0.49% YoY
Consumption (2024)#200 World
0.08TWh+0.49% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
96%4%

Electricity Generation in Guinea-Bissau

  • Net electricity generation in Guinea-Bissau reached 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#199 in the world), an increase of 0.49% from 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels generated 96% (0.08 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Guinea-Bissau and renewables 4% (0.0034 terawatt-hours).
  • Guinea-Bissau reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.47% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 4% of the total electricity.

Electricity Consumption in Guinea-Bissau

  • Guinea-Bissau consumed 0.08 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#200 in the world), an increase of 0.49% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
  • Per capita, electricity consumption in Guinea-Bissau averaged 36.43 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.1 kilowatt-hours per day (#207 in the world).

Installed Electricity Capacity in Guinea-Bissau

  • Guinea-Bissau had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.04 gigawatts in 2024 (#198 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
  • fossil fuels made up 95.3% and renewables at 4.7% of Guinea-Bissau's installed capacity in 2024.
  • Guinea-Bissau's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 23.2% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 23.4% and solar at 19.5%.

Electricity Imports & Exports in Guinea-Bissau

  • No electricity imports or exports is reported for Guinea-Bissau.

Grid Efficiency in Guinea-Bissau

  • Distribution losses in Guinea-Bissau were 0.006 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 7% of total generation, down from 8% in 2014.

Electricity Balance in Guinea-Bissau

  • In 2024, Guinea-Bissau generated approximately 0.00024 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.00022 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.000017 terawatt-hours.

Guinea-Bissau Electricity History (1980-2024)

GenerationConsumptionCapacityTrade
20240.09+0.49%199< 0.01%0.08+0.49%200< 0.01%36.430.04+0%198< 0.01%0000.006
20230.09+0%199< 0.01%0.08+0%199< 0.01%37.060.04+48.3%196< 0.01%0——0.006
20220.09+3.4%200< 0.01%0.08+3.6%199< 0.01%37.90.03+0%203< 0.01%0000.006
20210.08+0%200< 0.01%0.08+0%199< 0.01%37.40.03+2.9%200< 0.01%0000.006
20200.08−0.6%200< 0.01%0.08−0.65%199< 0.01%38.250.03+0%202< 0.01%0000.006
20190.08+0.97%201< 0.01%0.08+1%200< 0.01%39.390.03+1.1%202< 0.01%0000.006
20180.08+3.6%199< 0.01%0.08−0.52%199< 0.01%39.90.03+3.4%202< 0.01%0000.006
20170.08+0.38%199< 0.01%0.08+0.13%198< 0.01%41.070.03−1.1%202< 0.01%0000.0027
20160.08+34.5%199< 0.01%0.08+36%198< 0.01%42.030.03+15.9%202< 0.01%0000.0025
20150.06+105.9%200< 0.01%0.06+114.4%200< 0.01%31.680.02−1.3%203< 0.01%0000.0025
20140.03+24.8%204< 0.01%0.03+27.5%204< 0.01%15.160.02+18.7%202< 0.01%0000.0023
20130.02−21.2%206< 0.01%0.02−23.3%205< 0.01%12.210.02−17.8%203< 0.01%0000.0023
20120.03−9.6%204< 0.01%0.03−10.3%204< 0.01%16.350.02−8%202< 0.01%0000.0022
20110.03+0.94%203< 0.01%0.03+0.67%203< 0.01%18.720.03−3.7%200< 0.01%0000.0022
20100.03+3.6%207< 0.01%0.03+3.8%207< 0.01%19.090.03+0%203< 0.01%0000.0021
20090.03+3.7%208< 0.01%0.03+4%207< 0.01%18.870.03+0%203< 0.01%0000.0021
20080.03+0.34%208< 0.01%0.03+0.36%207< 0.01%18.610.03+18.3%203< 0.01%0000.0021
20070.03+6.5%207< 0.01%0.03+7%207< 0.01%19.020.02+0%202< 0.01%0000.0021
20060.03+6.5%207< 0.01%0.03+7.1%207< 0.01%18.230.02+4.5%201< 0.01%0000.0021
20050.03−7.4%206< 0.01%0.02−8%206< 0.01%17.440.02+0%201< 0.01%0000.0021
20040.03+30.4%206< 0.01%0.03+29.1%205< 0.01%19.410.02+0%200< 0.01%0000.0021
20030.02−8.1%206< 0.01%0.02−8.6%206< 0.01%15.390.02+4.8%198< 0.01%0000.0014
20020.02−5.2%205< 0.01%0.02−2.6%204< 0.01%17.220.02+0%197< 0.01%0000.0014
20010.02−0.8%205< 0.01%0.02−0.87%204< 0.01%18.080.02+0%197< 0.01%0000.0021
20000.03−50.8%205< 0.01%0.02−51.5%203< 0.01%18.630.02+0%195< 0.01%0000.0021
19990.05+2%195< 0.01%0.05+2%196< 0.01%39.190.02+0%190< 0.01%0000.0036
19980.05+0%192< 0.01%0.05+0%194< 0.01%39.160.02+0%190< 0.01%0000.0035
19970.05+4.2%192< 0.01%0.05+4.2%194< 0.01%39.90.02+0%191< 0.01%0000.0035
19960.05+2.1%191< 0.01%0.04+2.1%192< 0.01%39.040.02+90.9%190< 0.01%0000.0034
19950.05+2.2%190< 0.01%0.04+2.2%192< 0.01%39.030.01+0%195< 0.01%0000.0033
19940.05+4.5%189< 0.01%0.04+4.5%191< 0.01%39.170.01+0%194< 0.01%0000.0032
19930.04+7.3%187< 0.01%0.04+7.3%190< 0.01%38.650.01+0%193< 0.01%0000.0031
19920.04+5.1%187< 0.01%0.04+5.1%190< 0.01%37.220.01+0%190< 0.01%0000.0029
19910.04+2.6%168< 0.01%0.04+2.6%171< 0.01%36.470.01+0%171< 0.01%0000.0027
19900.04+31%167< 0.01%0.04+31%170< 0.01%36.30.01+0%169< 0.01%0000.0027
19890.03+38.1%168< 0.01%0.03+38.1%169< 0.01%28.160.01+10%167< 0.01%0000.002
19880.02+10.5%171< 0.01%0.02+10.5%172< 0.01%20.730.01+25%167< 0.01%0000.0015
19870.02+11.8%171< 0.01%0.02+11.8%172< 0.01%19.060.008+0%170< 0.01%0000.0013
19860.02+21.4%171< 0.01%0.02+21.4%172< 0.01%17.330.008+14.3%170< 0.01%0000.0012
19850.01+0%172< 0.01%0.01+0%174< 0.01%14.50.007+0%170< 0.01%0000.00098
19840.01+7.7%172< 0.01%0.01+7.7%173< 0.01%14.740.007+0%169< 0.01%0000.00098
19830.01+0%170< 0.01%0.01+0%171< 0.01%13.90.007+0%169< 0.01%0000.00091
19820.01+0%169< 0.01%0.01+0%171< 0.01%14.130.007+0%169< 0.01%0000.00091
19810.01+0%169< 0.01%0.01+0%171< 0.01%14.350.007+0%168< 0.01%0000.00091
19800.01—169< 0.01%0.01—171< 0.01%14.580.007—168< 0.01%0000.00091

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