Guatemala vs Uruguay: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Guatemala
0.777 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Uruguay
1.02 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Guatemala rank
116th
Uruguay rank
113th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Guatemala
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.02 terawatt-hours against 0.777 terawatt-hours in Guatemala, a difference of 0.243 terawatt-hours.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guatemala ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 113th of 219 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0217 terawatt-hours | 0.0217 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7477 terawatt-hours | 0.7477 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.1477 terawatt-hours | 0.7355 terawatt-hours | 0.5878 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.7577 terawatt-hours | 0.8937 terawatt-hours | 0.136 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Guatemala or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.02 terawatt-hours against 0.777 terawatt-hours in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 0.243 terawatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Guatemala ranks 116th and Uruguay ranks 113th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.