Access to electricity in Guatemala
Guatemala: Access to electricity was 86.4% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Guatemala, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 86.4% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Guatemala peaked at 86.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1990.
That places Guatemala 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 38.7% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 56.4% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 72.1% | 86.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 129 Cabo Verde 91.8% compare
- 130 Marshall Islands 89.1% compare
- 131 Belize 88.4% compare
- 133 Philippines 86.3% compare
- 134 Nepal 85.2% compare
- 135 Kiribati 82.2% compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Guatemala?
- Access to electricity in Guatemala was 86.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for access to electricity?
- Guatemala ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.