Share of electricity production by source in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of electricity production by source was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity production by source in Guatemala stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Guatemala peaked at 32.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2009.
Guatemala ranks 44th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +63.5% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -37.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +61.5% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +47.9% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -56.4% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +69.4% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -0.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1913.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 8.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 13.2% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 9.4% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.84 % 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 15.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Guatemala?
- Share of electricity production by source in Guatemala was 15.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2009.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Guatemala ranks 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.