Fossil fuel consumption by fuel in Guyana
Guyana: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel was 0.0206 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0206 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
127th
of 220 countries
All-time high
0.0209 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption by fuel in Guyana is 0.0206 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 364.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption by fuel in Guyana peaked at 0.0209 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
That places Guyana 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel in Guyana, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0.0044 terawatt-hours | +742.9% |
| 2020 | 0.014 terawatt-hours | +217.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.019 terawatt-hours | +64.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0209 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0206 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0206 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.08 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0206 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1244 terawatt-hours, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0044 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0.0209 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 124 Yemen 0.1166 terawatt-hours compare
- 125 Suriname 0.0767 terawatt-hours compare
- 126 Haiti 0.0235 terawatt-hours compare
- 128 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Botswana 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Cambodia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Eswatini 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Ethiopia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Laos 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 128 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Malawi 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Mauritania 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Micronesia (country) 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Mongolia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Montenegro 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 North Korea 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Zambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 128 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours
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 fossil fuel consumption by fuel in Guyana?
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel in Guyana was 0.0206 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption by fuel recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption by fuel recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Guyana ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.