Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guinea
Guinea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 3.03 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 3.03 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 621.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guinea peaked at 3.03 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
Guinea ranks 104th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.502 terawatt-hours | 0.4 terawatt-hours | 0.59 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.803 terawatt-hours | 0.41 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 3.03 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More climate change data for Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total 15.10 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 5.82 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 105.94 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2729 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guinea?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guinea was 3.03 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Guinea rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Guinea ranks 104th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 621.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.