Number of people without access to electricity in Guyana
Guyana: Number of people without access to electricity was 58,176 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity in Guyana stood at 58,176 people.
That represents a change of up 540.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Guyana peaked at 201,885 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9,090 people, in 2023.
That places Guyana 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 194,267 people | — |
| 2001 | 190,355 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 185,567 people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 181,618 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 176,881 people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 171,206 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 201,885 people | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 162,725 people | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 157,713 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 168,469 people | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 125,126 people | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 117,892 people | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 111,197 people | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 105,003 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 98,804 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 91,054 people | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 83,990 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 76,848 people | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 72,032 people | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 67,844 people | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 62,176 people | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 57,899 people | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 57,515 people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 9,090 people | -84.2% |
| 2024 | 58,176 people | +540.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 58,176 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,413 people, 17.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people without access to electricity in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +540.0% | 9,090 people | 58,176 people |
| 2023 | -84.2% | 57,515 people | 9,090 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179,069 people | 157,713 people | 201,885 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,979 people | 67,844 people | 125,126 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,971 people | 9,090 people | 62,176 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 76 East Timor 79,836 people compare
- 77 Comoros 71,930 people compare
- 78 Jamaica 65,301 people compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 57,138 people compare
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 52,524 people compare
- 82 Fiji 38,080 people 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Guyana?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Guyana was 58,176 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 without access to electricity recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 201,885 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,090 people in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Guyana ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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 without access to electricity. 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.