Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Guinea

Oil share of electricity in Guinea in 2021 — 11.87%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 32.16 pp.

2021 11.87% −26.29 pp vs 2020
World rank 118of 209
Period maximum 53.65%2003
Period minimum 11.87%2021

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Guinea, 2000–20210204060200020032006200920122015201820212000: 44.03%2001: 42.74%2002: 41.38%2003: 53.65%2004: 38.54%2005: 39.24%2006: 36.91%2007: 35.31%2008: 25.65%2009: 29.66%2010: 22.6%2011: 24.05%2012: 32.26%2013: 25.9%2014: 39.7%2015: 21.13%2016: 32.05%2017: 30.7%2018: 36.71%2019: 36.11%2020: 38.16%2021: 11.87%
Change over the period: −32.16 pp Annual average: -1.53 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Guinea 11.87%
World 2.77%
Western Africa computed 13.24%
Oil share of electricity — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 11.87 −26.29 pp
2020 38.16 +2.05 pp
2019 36.11 −0.6 pp
2018 36.71 +6.01 pp
2017 30.7 −1.35 pp
2016 32.05 +10.93 pp
2015 21.13 −18.57 pp
2014 39.7 +13.8 pp
2013 25.9 −6.37 pp
2012 32.26 +8.22 pp
2011 24.05 +1.45 pp
2010 22.6 −7.06 pp
2009 29.66 +4.01 pp
2008 25.65 −9.66 pp
2007 35.31 −1.6 pp
2006 36.91 −2.33 pp
2005 39.24 +0.7 pp
2004 38.54 −15.11 pp
2003 53.65 +12.27 pp
2002 41.38 −1.36 pp
2001 42.74 −1.29 pp
2000 44.03

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.