Fossil electricity share in Guatemala

Oil, gas and coal produced 43.6% of electricity in Guatemala in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Guatemala, 2024 43.6% % of total electricity production
Change from 2023 +9.2percentage points 2023: 34.4%
World, 2023 48.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Guatemala (2024).

Fossil electricity share in Guatemala over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2024
Period GuatemalaWorld
2024 43.6% –
2023 34.4% 48.7%
2022 23.6% 60.7%
2021 26.5% 61.5%
2020 29.8% 61.4%
2019 41.2% 62.9%
2018 37.9% 64.1%
2017 29.8% 64.7%
2016 40.2% 65.3%
2015 42.0% 66.1%
2014 32.8% 66.7%
2013 32.7% 67.1%
2012 33.5% 67.7%
2011 35.6% 67.8%
2010 36.2% 66.9%
2009 50.9% 66.6%
2008 44.6% 67.3%
2007 52.4% 67.7%
2006 48.0% 66.5%
2005 52.5% 66.1%
2004 55.2% 65.8%
2003 59.0% 66.1%
2002 58.5% 64.9%
2001 52.7% 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.2 percentage points from 34.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 32.8%, the figure has changed by +10.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Guatemala
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency