Installed wind energy capacity in Guatemala
Guatemala: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.1074 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed wind energy capacity in Guatemala, 2015–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.1074 gigawatts for installed wind energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed wind energy capacity in Guatemala peaked at 0.1074 gigawatts in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0759 gigawatts, in 2015.
Guatemala ranks 80th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Installed wind energy capacity in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0759 gigawatts | — |
| 2016 | 0.0759 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0759 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1074 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1074 gigawatts is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1127 gigawatts, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1074 gigawatts is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054 gigawatts, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0885 gigawatts | 0.0759 gigawatts | 0.1074 gigawatts | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1074 gigawatts | 0.1074 gigawatts | 0.1074 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 77 Montenegro 0.118 gigawatts compare
- 78 Switzerland 0.1112 gigawatts compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 0.11 gigawatts compare
- 81 North Macedonia 0.1028 gigawatts compare
- 82 Jamaica 0.102 gigawatts compare
- 83 Djibouti 0.08 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- 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 installed wind energy capacity in Guatemala?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Guatemala was 0.1074 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1074 gigawatts in 2018.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0759 gigawatts in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Guatemala ranks 80th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.