Renewable energy consumption in Guyana
Guyana: Renewable energy consumption was 25.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Guyana, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Guyana stood at 25.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Guyana peaked at 47.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2014.
Guyana ranks 91st of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.2% | — |
| 1991 | 33.3% | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 42.5% | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +5.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 25.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 2.9× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 25.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 33.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 33.7% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 24.0% | 36.3% | 6 |
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 renewable energy consumption in Guyana?
- Renewable energy consumption in Guyana was 25.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2014.
- How does Guyana rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Guyana ranks 91st out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption