Number of people with and without electricity access in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of people with and without electricity access was 16.73 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.73 million people
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
61st
of 214 countries
All-time high
18.12 million people
in 2023
All-time low
6.27 million people
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Guatemala, 1995–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 16.73 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Guatemala peaked at 18.12 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.27 million people, in 1995.
Guatemala ranks 61st 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 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.27 million people | — |
| 1996 | 7.16 million people | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 7.48 million people | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 7.81 million people | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 8.10 million people | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 8.57 million people | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 8.82 million people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.64 million people | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 9.83 million people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.89 million people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.25 million people | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.19 million people | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 11.02 million people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.41 million people | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 11.81 million people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 12.22 million people | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.43 million people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13.10 million people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 13.56 million people | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 13.41 million people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.45 million people | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 14.93 million people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.46 million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.87 million people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.32 million people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.77 million people | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 17.23 million people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.69 million people | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.12 million people | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.73 million people | -7.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 16.73 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 16.73 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.99 million people, 5.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.36 million people | 6.27 million people | 8.10 million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.24 million people | 8.57 million people | 11.81 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.17 million people | 12.22 million people | 16.32 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.31 million people | 16.73 million people | 18.12 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 58 Netherlands 17.99 million people compare
- 59 Ecuador 17.86 million people compare
- 60 Cambodia 17.50 million people compare
- 62 North Korea 16.27 million people compare
- 63 Senegal 15.34 million people compare
- 64 Madagascar 13.59 million people compare
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.84 % 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)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Guatemala?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Guatemala was 16.73 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 million people in 1995.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.