Total electricity output in Guyana
Guyana: Total electricity output was 1,039 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Guyana, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Guyana is 1,039 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Guyana peaked at 1,039 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 233 GWh, in 1992.
Guyana ranks 153rd 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 312 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 250 GWh | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 233 GWh | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 240 GWh | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 567 GWh | +136.2% |
| 1995 | 573 GWh | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 687.9 GWh | +20.1% |
| 1997 | 792 GWh | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 854 GWh | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 866.79 GWh | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 897.62 GWh | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 919 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 914.44 GWh | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 820.47 GWh | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 853.66 GWh | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 643.86 GWh | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 664.34 GWh | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 698.8 GWh | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 709.2 GWh | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 723.1 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 867.7 GWh | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 910.4 GWh | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 942.4 GWh | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 962.18 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 979.36 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,039 GWh | +6.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1,039 GWh is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 6% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,039 GWh is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +136.2% | 240 GWh | 567 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 537.57 GWh | 233 GWh | 866.79 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 784.45 GWh | 643.86 GWh | 919 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 950.18 GWh | 867.7 GWh | 1,039 GWh | 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 total electricity output in Guyana?
- Total electricity output in Guyana was 1,039 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,039 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 233 GWh in 1992.
- How does Guyana rank for total electricity output?
- Guyana ranks 153rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants