Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala

Guatemala: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.909 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.909 units per person
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
159th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.608 units per person
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala, 1995–2024

00.20.40.60.811995200920241995: 0.608 units per person1996: 0.677 units per person1997: 0.689 units per person1998: 0.701 units per person1999: 0.709 units per person2000: 0.733 units per person2001: 0.737 units per person2002: 0.787 units per person2003: 0.785 units per person2004: 0.772 units per person2005: 0.783 units per person2006: 0.837 units per person2007: 0.807 units per person2008: 0.819 units per person2009: 0.831 units per person2010: 0.843 units per person2011: 0.84 units per person2012: 0.868 units per person2013: 0.881 units per person2014: 0.855 units per person2015: 0.905 units per person2016: 0.918 units per person2017: 0.933 units per person2018: 0.942 units per person2019: 0.954 units per person2020: 0.966 units per person2021: 0.979 units per person2022: 0.991 units per person2023: 1 units per person2024: 0.909 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala is 0.909 units per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 1 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.608 units per person, in 1995.

Guatemala ranks 159th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala, 1995 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
1995 0.608 units per person
1996 0.6768 units per person +11.3%
1997 0.689 units per person +1.8%
1998 0.7012 units per person +1.8%
1999 0.709 units per person +1.1%
2000 0.733 units per person +3.4%
2001 0.737 units per person +0.5%
2002 0.787 units per person +6.8%
2003 0.785 units per person -0.3%
2004 0.772 units per person -1.7%
2005 0.783 units per person +1.4%
2006 0.837 units per person +6.9%
2007 0.807 units per person -3.6%
2008 0.819 units per person +1.5%
2009 0.831 units per person +1.5%
2010 0.843 units per person +1.4%
2011 0.84 units per person -0.4%
2012 0.868 units per person +3.3%
2013 0.881 units per person +1.5%
2014 0.855 units per person -3.0%
2015 0.905 units per person +5.8%
2016 0.918 units per person +1.4%
2017 0.933 units per person +1.6%
2018 0.942 units per person +1.0%
2019 0.954 units per person +1.3%
2020 0.966 units per person +1.3%
2021 0.979 units per person +1.3%
2022 0.991 units per person +1.2%
2023 1 units per person +0.9%
2024 0.909 units per person -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6768 units per person 0.608 units per person 0.709 units per person 5
2000s 0.7891 units per person 0.733 units per person 0.837 units per person 10
2010s 0.8939 units per person 0.84 units per person 0.954 units per person 10
2020s 0.969 units per person 0.909 units per person 1 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 156 Guyana 0.93 units per person compare
  2. 157 Ghana 0.919 units per person compare
  3. 158 Comoros 0.917 units per person compare
  4. 160 South Africa 0.902 units per person compare
  5. 161 Eswatini 0.893 units per person compare
  6. 162 Syrian Arab Republic 0.893 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala?
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guatemala was 0.909 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.608 units per person in 1995.
How does Guatemala rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
Guatemala ranks 159th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.