Electricity generation per person in Guyana
Guyana: Electricity generation per person was 1,660 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,660 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
132nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,670 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
854.23 kilowatt-hours
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation per person in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1,660 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Guyana peaked at 1,670 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 854.23 kilowatt-hours, in 2005.
That places Guyana 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,177 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,203 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,205 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,075 kilowatt-hours | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 1,128 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 854.23 kilowatt-hours | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 869.59 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 924.86 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 940.88 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,104 kilowatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 1,201 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 1,273 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1,286 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,307 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,326 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,331 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,441 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1,457 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,440 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,424 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,412 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,398 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,558 kilowatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 1,670 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 1,660 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1,660 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,011 kilowatt-hours, 28% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,660 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,705 kilowatt-hours, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,048 kilowatt-hours | 854.23 kilowatt-hours | 1,205 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,349 kilowatt-hours | 1,201 kilowatt-hours | 1,457 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,540 kilowatt-hours | 1,398 kilowatt-hours | 1,670 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 electricity generation per person in Guyana?
- Electricity generation per person in Guyana was 1,660 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,670 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 854.23 kilowatt-hours in 2005.
- How does Guyana rank for electricity generation per person?
- Guyana ranks 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.