Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 43.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 43.6% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
The figure is up 26.6% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guatemala peaked at 59.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 136th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.8% | — |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +25.1% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | +255.2% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +46.1% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +26.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 43.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 56% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 43.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 54% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +255.2% | 11.0% | 39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 8.8% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 44.6% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 29.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 23.6% | 43.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2025)
- Gas production 0.777 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 42.22 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.777 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 42.22 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guatemala?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guatemala was 43.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Guatemala ranks 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.