Access to electricity, urban in Guatemala
Guatemala: Access to electricity, urban was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Guatemala, 1995–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Guatemala stood at 99.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Guatemala peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1995.
That places Guatemala 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 88.9% | — |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.6% | 88.9% | 92.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 93.2% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.5% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Guatemala?
- Access to electricity, urban in Guatemala was 99.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1995.
- How does Guatemala rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Guatemala ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.