Electricity generation by source in Guatemala
Guatemala: Electricity generation by source was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation by source in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation by source in Guatemala is 0.34 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation by source in Guatemala peaked at 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.16 terawatt-hours, in 2005.
That places Guatemala 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation by source in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +62.5% |
| 2008 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation by source in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +62.5% | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.26 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.215 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.276 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.332 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 electricity generation by source in Guatemala?
- Electricity generation by source in Guatemala was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation by source recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation by source recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for electricity generation by source?
- Guatemala ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation by source rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.