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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Equatorial Guinea: Energy

Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?

Equatorial Guinea is placed 122nd of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 642.95 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 26.85 (2024).

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122nd

of 165 countries placed

Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics169th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 3 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Equatorial Guinea on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 3

    Carbon Intensity of Electricity

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    642.95

    Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)

    Lower is better

    Equatorial Guinea: 642.95. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.

    World median
    433.75
    Best in Middle Africa
    27.64 DR Congo
    Land neighbours
    Cameroon 226.17 · Gabon 525.38

  2. Key 2 of 3

    Renewable Share of Electricity Generation

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    26.85

    Renewables (% of electricity generated)

    Higher is better

    Equatorial Guinea: 26.85. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.

    World median
    32.06
    Best in Middle Africa
    100 DR Congo
    Land neighbours
    Cameroon 73.14 · Gabon 35.38

  3. Key 3 of 3

    World Energy Trilemma Index

    World Energy Council

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)

    No reading

    Trilemma score (0–100)

    Higher is better

    World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Equatorial Guinea, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.

    World median
    63.8
    Best in Middle Africa
    58.8 Gabon
    Land neighbours
    Cameroon 44.7 · Gabon 58.8

03In context

Equatorial Guinea beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.

Middle Africa
1st165thNot placed · 59 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on energy

Equatorial Guinea and the countries it borders

Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCarbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated)World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100)
Cameroon71st226.1773.1444.7
Gabon93rd525.3835.3858.8
Equatorial Guinea122nd642.9526.85—

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on energy

The countries immediately above and below Equatorial Guinea in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Equatorial Guinea is ahead of the world, and behind

20 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Behind the world median8

Statistics on which Equatorial Guinea does worse than the middle country measured.

  • CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.213.704▲ Improved since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 3.704 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.

    Position 93rd of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3226.85▼ Worsened since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 26.85 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 98th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8533.28No earlier reading

    Equatorial Guinea: 33.28 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7384.495▼ Worsened since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 4.495 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10065.1▼ Worsened since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 65.1 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7748.45No earlier reading

    Equatorial Guinea: 48.45 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.

    Position 28th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790▼ Worsened since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1005.1▼ Worsened since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 5.1 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end11

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58572.48No real change since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 72.48 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 06.651No real change since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 6.651 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 076.39Moved since 2015

    Equatorial Guinea: 76.39 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.434Moved since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 0.434 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8526.85Moved since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 26.85 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.556.01Moved since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 56.01 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2733.667No earlier reading

    Equatorial Guinea: 3.667 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490Moved since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440Moved since 2014

    Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for Equatorial Guinea

Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Energy among Equatorial Guinea’s 15 topics

Energy is Equatorial Guinea’s 4th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Environment & Sustainability33rd of 186
  2. Risk & Resilience85th of 193
  3. Mobility & Trade115th of 177
  4. Energy122nd of 165
  5. Work & Labour138th of 182
  6. Poverty & Inequality123rd of 159
  7. Peace & Securityjoint 137th of 177
  8. Development & Human Capital156th of 196
  9. Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 198
  10. Economy & Innovation153rd of 176
  11. Gender & Equality166th of 183
  12. Democracy & Civil Liberties188th of 198
  13. Health & Wellbeingjoint 192nd of 200
  14. Education & Knowledge196th of 198
  15. Governance & Institutions193rd of 194

No standing on Food & Agriculture: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on energy

The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Equatorial Guinea can most readily be measured against.

All 165 countries
  1. 1

    Bhutan

    Southern Asia

    1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Norway

    Northern Europe

    2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys

    Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Uganda

    Eastern Africa

    3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Uganda3rd2/3 keys

  2. Highest in Middle Africa

    DR Congo53rd3/3 keys

  3. This page

    Equatorial Guinea122nd2/3 keys

Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Equatorial Guinea on energy: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank on energy?

Equatorial Guinea is placed 122nd of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity and Renewable Share of Electricity Generation). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Equatorial Guinea?

642.95 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.

What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Equatorial Guinea?

26.85 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.

How does Equatorial Guinea compare with Cameroon on energy?

Cameroon is placed 71st of 165, and Equatorial Guinea 122nd. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Cameroon 226.17, Equatorial Guinea 642.95; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Cameroon 73.14, Equatorial Guinea 26.85.

How have Equatorial Guinea’s energy figures changed?

Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 660 in 2000 to 642.95 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 20 in 2000 to 26.85 in 2024.

Which energy statistics are missing for Equatorial Guinea?

No current reading is published for Equatorial Guinea on Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.

About energy, in full

How the Energy standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.

The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 20 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Equatorial Guinea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Equatorial Guinea: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/equatorial-guinea/energy

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