Number of people with and without electricity access in Guyana
Guyana: Number of people with and without electricity access was 772,911 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
772,911
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
162nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
817,263
in 2023
All-time low
534,472
in 1994
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Guyana, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 772,911 for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Guyana peaked at 817,263 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 534,472, in 1994.
That places Guyana 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 544,971 | — |
| 1994 | 534,472 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 541,125 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 547,482 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 553,536 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 559,304 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 564,723 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 570,565 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 574,122 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 578,085 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 581,483 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 585,537 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 589,708 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 557,081 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 594,136 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 596,893 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 583,625 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 624,130 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 628,261 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 635,091 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 645,018 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 655,425 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 667,727 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 679,558 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 691,631 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 719,524 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 739,821 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 745,305 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 757,583 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 764,122 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 817,263 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 772,911 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549,373 | 534,472 | 564,723 | 7 |
| 2000s | 581,124 | 557,081 | 596,893 | 10 |
| 2010s | 668,619 | 624,130 | 739,821 | 10 |
| 2020s | 771,437 | 745,305 | 817,263 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 159 Djibouti 808,756 compare
- 160 Comoros 794,698 compare
- 161 Bhutan 791,524 compare
- 163 Macau, China 687,000 compare
- 164 Luxembourg 677,012 compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 667,646 compare
More energy & mining data for Guyana
- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.0% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Guyana?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Guyana was 772,911 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 817,263 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 534,472 in 1994.
- How does Guyana rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Guyana ranks 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from 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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