Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala
Guatemala: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 10.79 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 10.79 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala peaked at 11.41 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.64 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Guatemala ranks 76th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.69 terawatt-hours | 2.64 terawatt-hours | 4.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 5.49 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6 terawatt-hours | 9.41 terawatt-hours | 11.41 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for Guatemala
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 18.69 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Urban population 10.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 56.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 515.77 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.08 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala was 10.79 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 11.41 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.