Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guatemala
Guatemala: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 17.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guatemala, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guatemala is 17.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guatemala peaked at 30.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1999.
That places Guatemala 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.7% | — |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -53.4% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +145.3% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -30.3% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +42.5% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +67.0% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -38.0% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +59.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -28.4% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 6.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 10.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 14.5% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 17.6% | 25.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guatemala?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guatemala was 17.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Guatemala ranks 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.