Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Guyana
Guyana: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 78.65 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 78.65 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Guyana peaked at 78.65 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.11 watts per capita, in 2000.
That places Guyana 149th out of 221 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.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Guyana, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.11 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 22.31 watts per capita | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 22.53 watts per capita | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.74 watts per capita | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22.3 watts per capita | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 22.56 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.86 watts per capita | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.14 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.49 watts per capita | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 61.55 watts per capita | +162.0% |
| 2010 | 62.26 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.89 watts per capita | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 64.3 watts per capita | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.47 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.56 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.63 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.81 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.82 watts per capita | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.96 watts per capita | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 67.22 watts per capita | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.49 watts per capita | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 66.61 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 72.78 watts per capita | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 77.98 watts per capita | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 78.65 watts per capita | +0.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 78.65 watts per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 11% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 78.65 watts per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 watts per capita, 38% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +162.0% | 23.49 watts per capita | 61.55 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.56 watts per capita | 22.11 watts per capita | 61.55 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.89 watts per capita | 62.26 watts per capita | 67.22 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7 watts per capita | 66.61 watts per capita | 78.65 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 146 British Virgin Islands 84.29 watts per capita compare
- 147 Saint Martin (French Part) 80.37 watts per capita compare
- 148 Philippines 80.28 watts per capita compare
- 150 Zimbabwe 77.26 watts per capita compare
- 151 Micronesia (country) 76.89 watts per capita compare
- 152 Cuba 74.35 watts per capita 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Guyana?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Guyana was 78.65 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.65 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.11 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Guyana ranks 149th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).