Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Guyana
Guyana: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guyana stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guyana peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Guyana ranks 157th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 0% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 154 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 155 Benin 0.0% compare
- 156 Hong Kong 0.0% compare
- 158 American Samoa 0.0%
- 158 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 158 Aruba 0.0%
- 158 Bahamas 0.0%
- 158 Bahrain 0.0%
- 158 Barbados 0.0%
- 158 Botswana 0.0%
- 158 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 158 Brunei 0.0%
- 158 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 158 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 158 Chad 0.0%
- 158 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 158 Curacao 0.0%
- 158 Cyprus 0.0%
- 158 Djibouti 0.0%
- 158 Eritrea 0.0%
- 158 Gambia 0.0%
- 158 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 158 Grenada 0.0%
- 158 Guam 0.0%
- 158 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 158 Israel 0.0% compare
- 158 Kiribati 0.0%
- 158 Kuwait 0.0%
- 158 Libya 0.0%
- 158 Maldives 0.0%
- 158 Malta 0.0%
- 158 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 158 Mauritania 0.0%
- 158 Nauru 0.0%
- 158 Niger 0.0%
- 158 Oman 0.0%
- 158 Palau 0.0%
- 158 Qatar 0.0%
- 158 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 158 Senegal 0.0%
- 158 Seychelles 0.0%
- 158 Singapore 0.0%
- 158 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 158 Somalia 0.0%
- 158 South Sudan 0.0%
- 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 158 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 158 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0%
- 158 Tonga 0.0%
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 158 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 158 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 158 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 158 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 158 Palestine 0.0%
- 158 Yemen 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Guyana
- 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 0.0438 % 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 13.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guyana?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guyana was 0.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Guyana rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Guyana ranks 157th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Guyana 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.