Total electricity output in Guatemala

Guatemala: Total electricity output was 11,058 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
11,058 GWh
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
96th
of 230 countries
All-time high
11,058 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
2,186 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Guatemala, 1990–2015

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Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

In 2015, total electricity output in Guatemala stood at 11,058 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Guatemala peaked at 11,058 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,186 GWh, in 1990.

Guatemala ranks 96th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Total electricity output in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Guatemala, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 2,186 GWh
1991 2,286 GWh +4.6%
1992 2,886 GWh +26.2%
1993 2,876 GWh -0.3%
1994 3,095 GWh +7.6%
1995 3,528 GWh +14.0%
1996 3,371 GWh -4.5%
1997 3,471 GWh +3.0%
1998 4,456 GWh +28.4%
1999 5,183 GWh +16.3%
2000 6,048 GWh +16.7%
2001 5,857 GWh -3.2%
2002 6,191 GWh +5.7%
2003 7,063 GWh +14.1%
2004 7,691 GWh +8.9%
2005 8,049 GWh +4.7%
2006 8,166 GWh +1.5%
2007 8,756 GWh +7.2%
2008 8,718 GWh -0.4%
2009 9,047 GWh +3.8%
2010 8,893 GWh -1.7%
2011 9,181 GWh +3.2%
2012 9,412 GWh +2.5%
2013 9,920 GWh +5.4%
2014 10,725 GWh +8.1%
2015 11,058 GWh +3.1%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 11,058 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 84% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 11,058 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,334 GWh 2,186 GWh 5,183 GWh 10
2000s 7,559 GWh 5,857 GWh 9,047 GWh 10
2010s 9,865 GWh 8,893 GWh 11,058 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 93 Kyrgyzstan 13,030 GWh compare
  2. 94 Ghana 11,491 GWh compare
  3. 95 Croatia 11,238 GWh compare
  4. 97 Georgia 10,833 GWh compare
  5. 98 Costa Rica 10,812 GWh compare
  6. 99 Ethiopia 10,437 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Guatemala?
Total electricity output in Guatemala was 11,058 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 11,058 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 2,186 GWh in 1990.
How does Guatemala rank for total electricity output?
Guatemala ranks 96th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants