Access to electricity (% of total population) in Guyana
Guyana: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 84.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Guyana, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 84.2% for access to electricity in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Guyana peaked at 86.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1990.
That places Guyana 158th out of 218 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.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.2% | — |
| 1991 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 72.4% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 84.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 84% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 84.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 68.2% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 73.4% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 80.3% | 86.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Guyana?
- Access to electricity in Guyana was 84.2% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for access to electricity?
- Guyana ranks 158th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.