Renewable energy consumption in Guyana
Guyana: Renewable energy consumption was 12.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Guyana, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Guyana is 12.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Guyana peaked at 55.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2019.
Guyana ranks 134th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.1% | — |
| 1991 | 41.6% | -24.5% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -25.1% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 26.6% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.4% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 11.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 131 Marshall Islands 12.2% compare
- 131 Netherlands 12.2% compare
- 131 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.2% compare
- 135 Türkiye 12.0% compare
- 136 Belgium 11.7% compare
- 136 Greenland 11.7% 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 energy consumption in Guyana?
- Renewable energy consumption in Guyana was 12.1% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Guyana ranks 134th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.