Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Guatemala
Guatemala: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.1013 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Guatemala, 2014–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Guatemala is 0.1013 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Guatemala peaked at 0.1013 gigawatts in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.005 gigawatts, in 2014.
That places Guatemala 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.005 gigawatts | — |
| 2015 | 0.085 gigawatts | +1600.0% |
| 2016 | 0.085 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0925 gigawatts | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0925 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0925 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.093 gigawatts | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.093 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0965 gigawatts | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1013 gigawatts | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1013 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1013 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1013 gigawatts is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.474 gigawatts, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1013 gigawatts is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0758 gigawatts, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0754 gigawatts | 0.005 gigawatts | 0.0925 gigawatts | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0977 gigawatts | 0.093 gigawatts | 0.1013 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 118 Mozambique 0.1036 gigawatts compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 0.1021 gigawatts compare
- 120 Malawi 0.1019 gigawatts compare
- 122 Montenegro 0.0997 gigawatts compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0966 gigawatts compare
- 124 Mali 0.0959 gigawatts compare
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 solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Guatemala?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Guatemala was 0.1013 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1013 gigawatts in 2023.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 gigawatts in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Guatemala ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.