Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea stood at 26.8%.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 36.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2007.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +225.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +48.1% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +98.5% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +9.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 26.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 26.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +225.0% | 7.7% | 25.0% |
| 2013 | +98.5% | 14.8% | 29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 7.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 10.0% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Equatorial Guinea was 26.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.