Guyana Electricity
Generation (2024)#150 World
1.39TWh+0.28% YoY
Consumption (2024)#158 World
1.11TWh−0.52% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
96.7%3.3%
Electricity Generation in Guyana
- Net electricity generation in Guyana reached 1.39 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#150 in the world), an increase of 0.28% from 1.38 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 96.7% (1.34 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Guyana and renewables 3.3% (0.05 terawatt-hours).
- Guyana reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.15% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 3.3% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Guyana
- Guyana consumed 1.11 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#158 in the world), a decrease of 0.52% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Guyana averaged 1,331.9 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 3.65 kilowatt-hours per day (#132 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Guyana
- Guyana had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.41 gigawatts in 2024 (#157 in the world), a decrease of 3.4% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 84.2% and renewables at 15.8% of Guyana's installed capacity in 2024.
- Guyana's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 38.3% in 2024, with wind at 57.1%, fossil fuels at 43.9% and hydro at 15.2%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Guyana
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Guyana.
Grid Efficiency in Guyana
- Distribution losses in Guyana were 0.28 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 20.1% of total generation, down from 21.5% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Guyana
- In 2024, Guyana generated approximately 0.0038 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.003 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00076 terawatt-hours.
Guyana Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.39 | +0.28% | 150 | < 0.01% | 1.11 | −0.52% | 158 | < 0.01% | 1,331.9 | 0.41 | −3.4% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2023 | 1.38 | +7.4% | 150 | < 0.01% | 1.11 | +9.3% | 158 | < 0.01% | 1,346.5 | 0.43 | +9.4% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.27 |
| 2022 | 1.29 | +11.4% | 150 | < 0.01% | 1.02 | +10.3% | 159 | < 0.01% | 1,239.3 | 0.39 | +1.3% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2021 | 1.15 | +0.26% | 150 | < 0.01% | 0.92 | +0.22% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1,132.4 | 0.39 | +0.87% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2020 | 1.15 | −0.001% | 151 | < 0.01% | 0.92 | +1.8% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1,141.1 | 0.38 | +0.58% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | 1.15 | +0.43% | 151 | < 0.01% | 0.9 | −0.72% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1,120.2 | 0.38 | −2.7% | 156 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2018 | 1.15 | +2.4% | 151 | < 0.01% | 0.91 | +2.8% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1,151.2 | 0.39 | +0.1% | 152 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | 1.12 | +1.9% | 151 | < 0.01% | 0.89 | +1.3% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1,153.7 | 0.39 | −3% | 152 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +7.6% | 149 | < 0.01% | 0.87 | +9.2% | 159 | < 0.01% | 1,145.7 | 0.4 | −4.4% | 151 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +1.9% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0.8 | +1.9% | 161 | < 0.01% | 1,056.1 | 0.42 | +2% | 151 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2014 | 1 | +2.4% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0.79 | +5.2% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1,042.7 | 0.41 | +5.6% | 149 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2013 | 0.98 | +1.1% | 150 | < 0.01% | 0.75 | +3.1% | 161 | < 0.01% | 996.8 | 0.39 | +1.5% | 150 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2012 | 0.97 | +1.4% | 148 | < 0.01% | 0.72 | +5% | 160 | < 0.01% | 971.4 | 0.39 | +1.2% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2011 | 0.95 | +5.5% | 148 | < 0.01% | 0.69 | +6% | 159 | < 0.01% | 925.7 | 0.38 | +0.71% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +8.6% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.65 | +16.7% | 166 | < 0.01% | 870 | 0.38 | −8% | 147 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2009 | 0.83 | +16.1% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.56 | +20.3% | 168 | < 0.01% | 742.6 | 0.41 | +39.2% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2008 | 0.72 | +1.7% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.46 | −3.2% | 169 | < 0.01% | 615.3 | 0.29 | +0.1% | 152 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | +5.6% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.48 | +9.8% | 168 | < 0.01% | 633.7 | 0.29 | +0.03% | 150 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2006 | 0.67 | +2.3% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.44 | +5.3% | 168 | < 0.01% | 575.3 | 0.29 | +3.6% | 150 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 0.65 | −24.4% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | −26.2% | 165 | < 0.01% | 544.9 | 0.28 | +5.4% | 147 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2004 | 0.86 | +4.6% | 152 | 0.01% | 0.56 | +6.6% | 158 | < 0.01% | 737 | 0.27 | −2.6% | 147 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 0.83 | −10.5% | 153 | 0.01% | 0.53 | −13.2% | 159 | < 0.01% | 691 | 0.28 | −1% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 0.92 | +0.29% | 147 | 0.01% | 0.61 | +0.56% | 154 | < 0.01% | 795.1 | 0.28 | +0.07% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2001 | 0.92 | +2.6% | 146 | 0.01% | 0.6 | +2.5% | 154 | < 0.01% | 789.8 | 0.28 | +0.04% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2000 | 0.9 | +6.2% | 145 | 0.01% | 0.59 | −12.2% | 152 | < 0.01% | 770.2 | 0.28 | −7.1% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 1999 | 0.84 | +5% | 144 | 0.01% | 0.67 | +5% | 147 | 0.01% | 877.7 | 0.3 | −0.33% | 141 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1998 | 0.8 | +7.9% | 144 | 0.01% | 0.64 | +6.1% | 147 | 0.01% | 836.8 | 0.3 | +0% | 141 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1997 | 0.75 | +14.6% | 143 | 0.01% | 0.6 | +14.2% | 146 | < 0.01% | 789.8 | 0.3 | +164.9% | 141 | 0.01% | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
| 1996 | 0.65 | +20.6% | 144 | < 0.01% | 0.53 | +18.4% | 149 | < 0.01% | 692.9 | 0.11 | +0% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| 1995 | 0.54 | +51.8% | 148 | < 0.01% | 0.45 | +72.5% | 152 | < 0.01% | 586.8 | 0.11 | +0% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| 1994 | 0.36 | +57.1% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | +43.3% | 159 | < 0.01% | 341.4 | 0.11 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| 1993 | 0.23 | +3.2% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | +0.56% | 167 | < 0.01% | 239.1 | 0.11 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| 1992 | 0.22 | −6.8% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | +1.7% | 164 | < 0.01% | 238.7 | 0.11 | +0% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 0.24 | −20.1% | 138 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | −28.7% | 146 | < 0.01% | 235.3 | 0.11 | +0% | 136 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1990 | 0.29 | −9.8% | 134 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | −10.2% | 137 | < 0.01% | 329.4 | 0.11 | +0% | 134 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1989 | 0.33 | −14.4% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | −16.7% | 134 | < 0.01% | 364.3 | 0.11 | +0% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1988 | 0.38 | +1.3% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0.33 | +0.3% | 131 | < 0.01% | 434.4 | 0.11 | +0% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1987 | 0.38 | +74.9% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.33 | +149.2% | 131 | < 0.01% | 430.6 | 0.11 | +0% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 0.22 | −3.2% | 133 | < 0.01% | 0.13 | −13.2% | 144 | < 0.01% | 171.9 | 0.11 | +0% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 0.22 | +32.9% | 131 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | +63.4% | 141 | < 0.01% | 197 | 0.11 | +0% | 128 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1984 | 0.17 | +3.1% | 136 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | −14.7% | 146 | < 0.01% | 120.1 | 0.11 | −32.1% | 128 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1983 | 0.16 | −51.2% | 134 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | −67.2% | 142 | < 0.01% | 140.5 | 0.17 | +0% | 118 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1982 | 0.33 | −17.4% | 124 | < 0.01% | 0.33 | −17.4% | 121 | < 0.01% | 427.4 | 0.17 | −2.3% | 117 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0.4 | +3.6% | 118 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | +3.6% | 115 | 0.01% | 517.7 | 0.17 | +5.5% | 114 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0.39 | — | 119 | < 0.01% | 0.39 | — | 115 | 0.01% | 501.1 | 0.16 | — | 114 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.