Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Guatemala
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 16.8% against 4.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 4.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 3.6% | 3.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 4.3% | 8.4% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 4.6% | 18.2% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 3.8% | 13.1% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Guatemala or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Guatemala, at 16.8% against 4.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 12.7%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.