Guatemala — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Guatemala, 1995–2024.
Electricity access for Guatemala was 90.90% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1995 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2023. The lowest was 60.80% in 1995 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.40% per year.
Guatemala ranks 160 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Guatemala sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 6%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 40 of 42 economies; Nicaragua (88.70%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 1996. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 50 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 117th of 144 in 1995 → 143rd of 211 in 2000 → 147th of 215 in 2010 → 144th of 215 in 2020 → 160th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1995 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.9% | -9.1 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +5.0 pp |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -2.6 pp |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +2.8 pp |
| 2011 | 84% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 80.7% | -3.0 pp |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +5.4 pp |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 77.2% | -1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +5.0 pp |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 70.12% | +1.2 pp |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 67.68% | +6.9 pp |
| 1995 | 60.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guatemala’s Electricity access in 1996?
67.68% (1996). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guatemala’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1995 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +49.5% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 90.9%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 99.1%; 2021: 97.9%; 2020: 96.6%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.