Guatemala
Guatemala is an upper middle income economy in Latin America & Caribbean, with its capital at Guatemala City. 90.9% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Electricity access
- 90.9%
- 2024, world 91.9%
- Renewable electricity
- 60.6%
- 2021, world 27.8%
- CO₂ per person
- 1.11 t
- 2024, world 4.69 t
- Consumption per person
- 743 kWh
- 2024, world 3,708 kWh
- Clean cooking
- 51.0%
- 2024, world 75.4%
- GDP per person
- 6,598
- 2025, world 14,406
Electricity generation mix
- Oil
- Coal
- Gas
- Hydro
- Nuclear
- Solar, wind & other
Guatemala2024
Latin America & Caribbean2025
World2025
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| Economy | Oil | Coal | Gas | Hydro | Nuclear | Solar, wind & other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 23.5% | 19.6% | 0.5% | 26.3% | 0.0% | 17.6% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 2.8% | 4.5% | 26.5% | 37.0% | 2.5% | 15.1% | 2025 |
| World | 1.2% | 15.1% | 28.7% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 12.4% | 2025 |
Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.
Access to electricity
% of population, compared with Latin America & Caribbean and the world.
- Guatemala
- World
- Latin America & Caribbean
0%
50%
100%
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| Year | Guatemala | World | Latin America & Caribbean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.9% | 91.9% | 98.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 91.6% | 98.4% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | 91.3% | 98.6% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | 91.3% | 98.3% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | 90.4% | 98.1% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | 90.1% | 98.0% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | 89.8% | 97.8% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | 88.9% | 97.7% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | 88.1% | 97.5% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | 86.9% | 97.3% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | 86.2% | 97.1% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | 85.7% | 96.9% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | 84.9% | 96.6% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | 84.5% | 96.2% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | 83.5% | 95.9% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | 82.9% | 95.4% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | 82.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | 82.0% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | 81.4% | 94.3% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | 80.7% | 93.5% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | 80.0% | 93.2% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | 80.0% | 92.7% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | 79.1% | 92.7% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | 78.7% | 92.3% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | 78.2% | 91.7% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | 74.5% | 91.3% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | 73.2% | 90.6% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | – | 90.0% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | – | 89.6% |
| 1995 | 60.8% | – | 88.6% |
Emissions
CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.
- Guatemala
- World
- Latin America & Caribbean
0 t
2 t
4 t
6 t
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| Year | Guatemala | World | Latin America & Caribbean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.11 t | 4.69 t | 2.68 t |
| 2023 | 1.11 t | 4.68 t | 2.66 t |
| 2022 | 1.06 t | 4.67 t | 2.64 t |
| 2021 | 1.15 t | 4.68 t | 2.64 t |
| 2020 | 1.02 t | 4.47 t | 2.45 t |
| 2019 | 1.15 t | 4.70 t | 2.76 t |
| 2018 | 1.11 t | 4.73 t | 2.78 t |
| 2017 | 1.03 t | 4.67 t | 2.88 t |
| 2016 | 1.11 t | 4.65 t | 2.92 t |
| 2015 | 1.06 t | 4.70 t | 3.01 t |
| 2014 | 0.93 t | 4.78 t | 3.06 t |
| 2013 | 0.88 t | 4.81 t | 3.08 t |
| 2012 | 0.83 t | 4.77 t | 3.05 t |
| 2011 | 0.82 t | 4.76 t | 2.94 t |
| 2010 | 0.81 t | 4.67 t | 2.88 t |
| 2009 | 0.86 t | 4.45 t | 2.71 t |
| 2008 | 0.83 t | 4.56 t | 2.83 t |
| 2007 | 0.93 t | 4.59 t | 2.79 t |
| 2006 | 0.89 t | 4.48 t | 2.73 t |
| 2005 | 0.90 t | 4.39 t | 2.70 t |
| 2004 | 0.85 t | 4.28 t | 2.64 t |
| 2003 | 0.85 t | 4.15 t | 2.56 t |
| 2002 | 0.87 t | 4.02 t | 2.53 t |
| 2001 | 0.85 t | 4.01 t | 2.56 t |
| 2000 | 0.83 t | 4.01 t | 2.60 t |
| 1999 | 0.76 t | 3.95 t | 2.56 t |
| 1998 | 0.78 t | 3.98 t | 2.61 t |
| 1997 | 0.64 t | 4.02 t | 2.55 t |
| 1996 | 0.63 t | 4.01 t | 2.46 t |
| 1995 | 0.66 t | 3.99 t | 2.34 t |
Currency
7.6448 GTQ
per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 GTQ = ₦174.16
Sunshine in Guatemala City
6.2 kWh/m² today
- Tu6.2 kWh per square metre
- We5.7 kWh per square metre
- Th5.1 kWh per square metre
- Fr5.9 kWh per square metre
- Sa5.9 kWh per square metre
- Su5.3 kWh per square metre
- Mo6.0 kWh per square metre
Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.
Power plants
Installed capacity by fuel
76 plants, 3,689 MW recorded in WRI’s Global Power Plant Database.
- Hydro1,008 MW
- Oil983 MW
- Biomass880 MW
- Coal572 MW
- Solar115 MW
- Wind71 MW
- Geothermal54 MW
- Waste6 MW
Snapshot as of the database’s 2021 release; newer plants are not included. Nameplate capacity, not available generation.
Largest plants
| Plant | Fuel | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chixoy | Hydro | 300 | 1983 |
| Jaguar Energy power station | Coal | 300 | 2016 |
| Arizona Vapor | Oil | 170 | 2008 |
| Magdalena | Biomass | 145 | 1994 |
| San Jose | Coal | 139 | 2000 |
| Poliwatt | Oil | 129 | 2000 |
| Biomass | Biomass | 119 | 2014 |
| Santa Ana | Biomass | 105 | 1995 |
| Xacbal | Hydro | 94 | 2010 |
| Aguacapa | Hydro | 90 | 1982 |
| Las Palmas | Oil | 89 | 1998 |
| Trinidad | Biomass | 87 | 2011 |
All indicators
Guatemala in numbers
Energy access
| Indicator | Guatemala | Year | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population | 90.9% | 2024 | 98.0% | 91.9% |
| Access to electricity, rural % of rural population | 80.4% | 2024 | 91.0% | 84.9% |
| Access to electricity, urban % of urban population | 99.2% | 2024 | 99.7% | 97.8% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population | 51.0% | 2024 | 90.5% | 75.4% |
Power supply and mix
| Indicator | Guatemala | Year | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from coal % of total | 19.6% | 2024 | 4.5% | 15.1% |
| Electricity production from natural gas % of total | 0.5% | 2024 | 26.5% | 28.7% |
| Electricity production from oil % of total | 23.5% | 2024 | 2.8% | 1.2% |
| Electricity production from nuclear % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 2.5% | 15.2% |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total | 26.3% | 2024 | 37.0% | 15.2% |
| Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output | 13.2% | 2024 | 13.6% | 6.9% |
| Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita | 743 kWh | 2024 | 2,828 kWh | 3,708 kWh |
Energy transition
| Indicator | Guatemala | Year | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total | 17.6% | 2021 | 15.1% | 12.4% |
| Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output | 60.6% | 2021 | 56.7% | 27.8% |
| Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption | 62.1% | 2021 | 34.2% | 19.7% |
| CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita | 1.11 t | 2024 | 2.68 t | 4.69 t |
| CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e | 20.4 Mt | 2024 | 1,771.5 Mt | 39,632.7 Mt |
| Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP | 4.42 MJ/$ | 2021 | 3.27 MJ/$ | 4.54 MJ/$ |
Energy economy
| Indicator | Guatemala | Year | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 2.5% | 2025 | 8.8% | 9.5% |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.12% | 2021 | 1.93% | 1.36% |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 0.15% | 0.52% |
| GDP per capita current US$ | 6,598 | 2025 | 11,095 | 14,406 |
| Population, total people | 18.7M | 2025 | 666.6M | 8.2B |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.
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