Guatemala Oil

88,321,000barrels
0.01%
of world reserves
at current production
5,776.6b/d−7.1% YoY
124,149b/d−0.04% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−117,932b/d

Production covers 5% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Oil Reserves in Guatemala

  • Guatemala has proven oil reserves of 88,321,000 barrels (as reported in 2025) (#72 in the world), representing 0.005% of the world's total.
  • As of 2025 production rates, Guatemala has roughly 45 years of proven oil reserves left (crude and condensate reserves ÷ their annual production).

Oil Production in Guatemala

  • Guatemala produced 5,776.6 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#98 in the world), a decrease of 7.1% from 6,216.7 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 5,384.6 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Guatemala has years with negative refinery gain. Refinery gain (or processing gain) is the volume difference between the refined products output and crude input.

Oil Consumption in Guatemala

  • Guatemala consumed 124,149 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#71 in the world), a decrease of 0.04% from 2023. This represents 0.12% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Guatemala averaged 0.28 us gallons per day in 2024 (#139 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Motor Gasoline (37.8%), Distillate Fuel Oil (32.9%), and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (14.2%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Guatemala

EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.

Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.

oil Balance in Guatemala

  • In 2024, Guatemala produced approximately 6,216.7 barrels per day of oil and consumed 124,149 barrels per day , a deficit of 117,932 barrels per day.

Guatemala Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
202588,321,000720.01%5,776.6−7.1%980.01%————————
202494,981,000720.01%6,216.7+0.53%970.01%124,149−0.04%710.12%0.28———
202385,687,00072< 0.01%6,184−43.9%960.01%124,201+4.9%700.12%0.29———
202271,743,00075< 0.01%11,029−1.1%900.01%118,410+1.9%730.12%0.28———
202186,110,00072< 0.01%11,156−5.7%920.01%116,252+17.5%730.12%0.28———
2020———11,825−13.2%920.01%98,973−8.4%770.11%0.24———
201983,070,00071< 0.01%13,619+2.7%890.01%108,083+12.4%780.11%0.27———
201883,070,00071< 0.01%13,263+37.5%900.01%96,153+2.3%820.10%0.2406,657−6,657
201783,070,000720.01%9,648.2−24.8%930.01%94,010+1.1%810.09%0.2408,474−8,474
201683,070,000710.01%12,828+2.1%880.01%93,000+4.5%820.10%0.2407,978−7,978
201583,070,000720.01%12,568−10.7%890.01%89,000+18%820.09%0.2329,746−9,744
201483,070,000720.01%14,067+0.49%880.01%75,440+5.5%840.08%0.219,902−9,901
201383,070,000710.01%13,999−4.2%870.02%71,531+2.2%860.08%0.219,146−9,145
201283,070,000710.01%14,606−2.5%860.02%69,990+1.7%870.08%0.1909,581−9,581
201183,070,000720.01%14,973−0.03%850.02%68,803+1%870.08%0.2210,815−10,813
201083,070,000690.01%14,978−9.5%810.02%68,120−9.5%870.08%0.2211,399−11,397
200983,070,000690.01%16,541−10.3%790.02%75,234+13.1%860.09%0.22112,928−12,927
200883,070,000700.01%18,441+2.9%770.02%66,494−9.9%880.08%0.2014,614−14,614
200783,070,000700.01%17,923+3.5%760.02%73,836+8.5%870.08%0.23016,072−16,072
2006526,000,000470.04%17,320−3.9%770.02%68,021+5.2%880.08%0.211,03517,524−16,489
2005526,000,000470.04%18,020−9.9%730.02%64,679+3.7%870.08%0.217,41119,331−11,920
2004526,000,000460.04%20,000−16.7%720.02%62,400−6.9%870.07%0.25,85919,145−13,286
2003526,000,000460.04%24,000−2.7%690.03%67,056+1.7%850.08%0.227,38122,596−15,215
2002526,000,000450.05%24,657+18.2%650.03%65,965+1.3%840.08%0.2310,99523,110−12,115
2001526,000,000430.05%20,861+0.18%680.03%65,137+5.7%830.08%0.2315,80519,476−3,671
2000526,000,000430.05%20,824−8.7%680.03%61,621+5%840.08%0.2216,55718,925−2,368
1999526,000,000430.05%22,800−8.8%660.03%58,700+1.2%820.08%0.2216,33719,219−2,882
1998200,000,000580.02%25,000+25%640.03%58,000+20.3%810.08%0.2215,34622,119−6,773
1997200,000,000570.02%20,000+35.1%660.03%48,200+9.8%840.07%0.1915,40117,879−2,478
1996500,000,000370.05%14,800+60%680.02%43,900+6.3%860.06%0.1714,57513,1801,395
1995500,000,000370.05%9,250+36%700.01%41,300+8.4%870.06%0.1714,0987,4896,609
1994200,000,000500.02%6,800+17.2%730.01%38,100+13.7%890.06%0.1615,3094,27711,032
1993200,000,000500.02%5,800+16%740.01%33,500+7.4%920.05%0.1412,6475,3237,324
199234,797,00064< 0.01%5,000+66.7%750.01%31,200+20.9%940.05%0.1414,3184,3509,968
199136,205,00061< 0.01%3,000−25%67< 0.01%25,800−5.1%790.04%0.1212,1332,6809,453
199041,600,00057< 0.01%4,000+33.3%640.01%27,200+4.6%780.04%0.139,8392,7727,067
198980,830,000540.01%3,000+0%67< 0.01%26,000+1.2%800.04%0.1211,1422,6628,480
198841,500,00056< 0.01%3,000+0%67< 0.01%25,700+9.8%790.04%0.1311,4182,7358,683
198723,000,00058< 0.01%3,000−40%67< 0.01%23,400+1.3%810.04%0.1211,2523,2677,985
198650,000,000560.01%5,000+66.7%640.01%23,100−11.2%800.04%0.129,4174,4794,938
1985500,000,000370.07%3,000−25%660.01%26,000+13%750.04%0.1412,3351,15611,179
198448,000,000550.01%4,000−42.9%640.01%23,000−11.5%800.04%0.1313,4003,17610,224
198350,000,000550.01%7,000+16.7%620.01%26,000+4%750.04%0.1510,9955,5445,451
198255,000,000530.01%6,000+20%620.01%25,000+0%790.04%0.1510,8123,8926,920
198120,000,00053< 0.01%5,000+0%600.01%25,000−13.8%790.04%0.1513,3821,67011,712
198016,000,00053< 0.01%5,000—600.01%29,000—740.05%0.1813,6941,96411,730

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