Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 26.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guatemala stood at 26.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guatemala peaked at 82.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 74th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.8% | — |
| 1991 | 79.6% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | -33.8% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 58.5% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +39.7% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -29.8% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -14.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 26.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 26.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 48.2% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 30.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 32.3% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 26.3% | 43.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 71 Serbia 28.0% compare
- 72 Romania 27.2% compare
- 73 Nigeria 26.4% compare
- 75 El Salvador 26.0% compare
- 76 Cote d'Ivoire 24.4% compare
- 77 Faroe Islands 23.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guatemala?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guatemala was 26.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Guatemala ranks 74th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.