Equatorial Guinea: Energy imports, net (% of energy use)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Equatorial Guinea's energy imports, net (% of energy use) fell 27.85 percentage points on 2023 (from -291.77% to -319.62%).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was −8.77 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 461.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,719.2 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,017.41 percentage points in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 64.55 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 87% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about -105.36% for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 45.51%, against 73.92% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Equatorial Guinea had the 132nd highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Equatorial Guinea in the 2024 ranking

• Gabon — 128th of 137: -220.05%
• Iraq — 129th of 137: -223.33%
• Azerbaijan — 130th of 137: -254.66%
• Angola — 132nd of 137: -335.46%
• Congo, Rep. — 133rd of 137: -370.83%
• Qatar — 134th of 137: -395.45%

What this measures

Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 31 values

Energy imports, net (% of energy use) in nearby economies

• Angola — -335.46% (2024)
• Benin — 43.8% (2024)
• Botswana — 25.31% (2024)
• Cameroon — -26.45% (2024)
• Chad — -174.28% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.07% (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — -370.83% (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 12.1% (2024)
• Eswatini — 17.29% (2024)
• Ethiopia — 10.26% (2024)
• Gabon

More environment data for Equatorial Guinea

• Population in largest city — 512,750 (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 36.96% (2025)
• Rural population — 550,978 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 28.42% (2025)
• Urban population — 1.39 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 71.58% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 21 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 7,253 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 7,274 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %)

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Questions people ask

What is Equatorial Guinea's energy imports, net (% of energy use)?

-319.62% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is down 282.06 percentage points from -37.56% in 1994. The highest value was -37.56% in 1994 and the lowest -3,300% in 2001.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.IMP.CONS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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