Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guyana
Guyana: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 7.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guyana, 2000–2021
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 Guyana is 7.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guyana peaked at 9.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2001.
Guyana ranks 96th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +60.7% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 93 Malawi 7.6% compare
- 94 Barbados 7.3% compare
- 95 Haiti 7.2% compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 7.1% compare
- 98 Afghanistan 6.6% compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Guyana
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guyana?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Guyana was 7.1% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2001.
- How does Guyana rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Guyana ranks 96th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.