Renewable energy consumption in Guatemala
Guatemala: Renewable energy consumption was 273,673 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Guatemala, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Guatemala stood at 273,673 TJ. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Guatemala peaked at 273,673 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 125,736 TJ, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 39th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125,736 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 127,380 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 128,969 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 127,611 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 126,240 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 130,211 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 132,458 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 136,849 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 136,650 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 157,384 TJ | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 156,295 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 156,399 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 155,698 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 145,817 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 145,989 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 150,838 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 157,566 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 165,632 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 170,727 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 172,184 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 231,901 TJ | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 233,836 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 236,344 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 254,966 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 260,823 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 273,673 TJ | +4.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 273,673 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,156 TJ, 11.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 273,673 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,250 TJ, 26.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +34.7% | 172,184 TJ | 231,901 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,949 TJ | 125,736 TJ | 157,384 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,714 TJ | 145,817 TJ | 172,184 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,590 TJ | 231,901 TJ | 273,673 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 renewable energy consumption in Guatemala?
- Renewable energy consumption in Guatemala was 273,673 TJ 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 273,673 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,736 TJ in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Guatemala ranks 39th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste