Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Guatemala

Oil share of electricity in Guatemala in 2023 — 17.62%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.8 pp.

2023 17.62% +3.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 108of 136
Period maximum 45.68%2003
Period minimum 3.38%2017

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Guatemala, 1990–202302040601990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 8.82%1991: 11.03%1992: 39.18%1993: 35.49%1994: 36.5%1995: 35.29%1996: 33.04%1997: 33.76%1998: 44.28%1999: 42.25%2000: 39.37%2001: 38.3%2002: 43.88%2003: 45.68%2004: 40.71%2005: 39.28%2006: 34.53%2007: 39.49%2008: 31.52%2009: 42.79%2010: 23%2011: 22.59%2012: 19.24%2013: 12.84%2014: 11.75%2015: 13.04%2016: 8.39%2017: 3.38%2018: 8.5%2019: 11.83%2020: 10.26%2021: 4.87%2022: 13.92%2023: 17.62%
Change over the period: +8.8 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 17.62%
World 2.51%
Central America computed 9.41%
Oil share of electricity — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.62 +3.7 pp
2022 13.92 +9.06 pp
2021 4.87 −5.4 pp
2020 10.26 −1.57 pp
2019 11.83 +3.33 pp
2018 8.5 +5.12 pp
2017 3.38 −5.01 pp
2016 8.39 −4.66 pp
2015 13.04 +1.3 pp
2014 11.75 −1.09 pp
2013 12.84 −6.4 pp
2012 19.24 −3.36 pp
2011 22.59 −0.4 pp
2010 23 −19.79 pp
2009 42.79 +11.27 pp
2008 31.52 −7.97 pp
2007 39.49 +4.95 pp
2006 34.53 −4.75 pp
2005 39.28 −1.43 pp
2004 40.71 −4.97 pp
2003 45.68 +1.81 pp
2002 43.88 +5.58 pp
2001 38.3 −1.07 pp
2000 39.37 −2.89 pp
1999 42.25 −2.02 pp
1998 44.28 +10.52 pp
1997 33.76 +0.72 pp
1996 33.04 −2.25 pp
1995 35.29 −1.21 pp
1994 36.5 +1.01 pp
1993 35.49 −3.68 pp
1992 39.18 +28.15 pp
1991 11.03 +2.21 pp
1990 8.82

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.