Guinea — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Guinea, 1999–2024.
Electricity access for Guinea was 53.80% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1999 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 15.20% in 2000 (about 3.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.87% per year.
Guinea ranks 196 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Guinea sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 61%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 30 of 48 economies; Zambia (53.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 27% in 2018. That is 26% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1999 level: doubled by 2014. Doubling roughly every 15 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 154th of 171 in 1999 → 191st of 211 in 2000 → 193rd of 215 in 2010 → 197th of 215 in 2020 → 196th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.8% | +2.7 pp |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +3.4 pp |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +2.1 pp |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +2.5 pp |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -2.8 pp |
| 2018 | 45% | +9.6 pp |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +1.9 pp |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -1.4 pp |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +6.0 pp |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +1.3 pp |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +1.3 pp |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +2.6 pp |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +1.3 pp |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 16.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea’s Electricity access in 2000?
15.2% (2000). 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’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +228.0% in total — about 4.9% 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: 53.8%; 2023: 51.1%; 2022: 47.7%; 2021: 46.8%; 2020: 44.7%. 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.