Electricity production from coal sources in Guatemala
Guatemala: Electricity production from coal sources was 16.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 16.8% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.
The figure is up 75.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Guatemala peaked at 31.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 41st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +1115.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +61.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +62.4% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +39.1% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +75.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 13.0% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 9.6% | 21.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 38 Madagascar 19.5% compare
- 39 Russian Federation 18.1% compare
- 40 Niger 17.1% compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 16.6% compare
- 43 United States of America 15.7% compare
- 44 Chile 14.8% 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 electricity production from coal sources in Guatemala?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Guatemala was 16.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Guatemala ranks 41st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.