Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of 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 %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 68.3% for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala peaked at 84.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2002.
That places Guatemala 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +39.1% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +1.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 68.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.8%, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 68.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 2.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 39.6% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 61.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 67.3% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Guatemala was 68.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Guatemala ranks 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.