Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Guinea-Bissau

Oil share of electricity in Guinea-Bissau in 2021 — 92.91%. Ranked 184 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.09 pp.

2021 92.91% +0 pp vs 2020
World rank 184of 209
Period maximum 100%2000
Period minimum 92.91%2018

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Guinea-Bissau, 2000–202192949698100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 100%2001: 100%2002: 100%2003: 100%2004: 100%2005: 100%2006: 100%2007: 100%2008: 100%2009: 100%2010: 100%2011: 100%2012: 100%2013: 100%2014: 100%2015: 98.08%2016: 98.02%2017: 98.02%2018: 92.91%2019: 92.91%2020: 92.91%2021: 92.91%
Change over the period: −7.09 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 92.91%
World 2.77%
Western Africa computed 13.24%
Low-income countries computed 19.47%
Oil share of electricity — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 92.91 +0 pp
2020 92.91 +0 pp
2019 92.91 +0 pp
2018 92.91 −5.11 pp
2017 98.02 +0 pp
2016 98.02 −0.06 pp
2015 98.08 −1.92 pp
2014 100 +0 pp
2013 100 +0 pp
2012 100 +0 pp
2011 100 +0 pp
2010 100 +0 pp
2009 100 +0 pp
2008 100 +0 pp
2007 100 +0 pp
2006 100 +0 pp
2005 100 +0 pp
2004 100 +0 pp
2003 100 +0 pp
2002 100 +0 pp
2001 100 +0 pp
2000 100

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.