Guinea-Bissau — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2024.
Electricity access for Guinea-Bissau was 43.70% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 23 years, from 2002 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 1.30% in 2002 (about 33.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 17.32% per year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 202 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Guinea-Bissau sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 154%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 36 of 48 economies; Madagascar (42.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 179% in 2006. That is 43% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2002 level: doubled by 2003; grown tenfold by 2006. Doubling roughly every 4.3 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 212th of 212 in 2002 → 212th of 215 in 2010 → 202nd of 215 in 2020 → 202nd of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2002 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.7% | +3.2 pp |
| 2023 | 40.5% | +3.1 pp |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +1.6 pp |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +2.4 pp |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +2.5 pp |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +2.5 pp |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +2.4 pp |
| 2017 | 26% | +3.1 pp |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +2.8 pp |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +2.9 pp |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +7.5 pp |
| 2010 | 6% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -4.6 pp |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -6.6 pp |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +9.3 pp |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 1.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea-Bissau’s Electricity access in 2003?
2.6% (2003). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guinea-Bissau’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2002 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +3261.5% in total — about 17.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 43.7%; 2023: 40.5%; 2022: 37.4%; 2021: 35.8%; 2020: 33.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.