Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Electricity from renewables by source
Guatemala
0.34 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Guatemala rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
12th
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.69 terawatt-hours against 0.34 terawatt-hours in Guatemala, a difference of 0.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.0 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.215 terawatt-hours | 0.251 terawatt-hours | 0.036 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.276 terawatt-hours | 0.615 terawatt-hours | 0.339 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.332 terawatt-hours | 0.714 terawatt-hours | 0.382 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.69 terawatt-hours against 0.34 terawatt-hours in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0.35 terawatt-hours, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- Guatemala ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables by source. 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.