Electricity generation from oil in Guyana
Guyana: Electricity generation from oil was 1.33 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1.33 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Guyana peaked at 1.33 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.64 terawatt-hours, in 2005.
That places Guyana 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.787 terawatt-hours | 0.64 terawatt-hours | 0.91 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.991 terawatt-hours | 0.86 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 68 Burkina Faso 1.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Kenya 1.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 70 Portugal 1.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 72 Denmark 1.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 73 Switzerland 1.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 New Caledonia 1.14 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Guyana
- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.0% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 75.9% (2025)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 13.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Guyana?
- Electricity generation from oil in Guyana was 1.33 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- How does Guyana rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Guyana ranks 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.