Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 0.0431 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Guyana is 0.0431 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 84.2% on the previous year and down 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 1.03 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0431 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 84th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9869 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.967 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9427 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9226 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8986 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8697 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8266 people per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8012 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8558 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6356 people per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5989 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5649 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5334 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5019 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4626 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4267 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3904 people per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3659 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3446 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2945 people per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2742 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2724 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | -84.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9097 people per square kilometre | 0.8012 people per square kilometre | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4825 people per square kilometre | 0.3446 people per square kilometre | 0.6356 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.221 people per square kilometre | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | 0.2945 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 81 Mexico 0.2002 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Belize 0.0721 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Brazil 0.0505 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Paraguay 0.0346 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0226 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Suriname 0.0157 people per square kilometre 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 number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0431 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 people per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0431 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 84th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.