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 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
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 |
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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 230 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