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Guatemala — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Guatemala, 1995–2024.
Latest value · 2024
90.90%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +49.5% since 1995
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
90.90%
First (1995)
60.80%
Change
+49.5%
Highest
100.00%
in 2023
Lowest
60.80%
in 1995
Average
83.53%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.40%
Years of data
30
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 100% |
| 2022 | 99.1% |
| 2021 | 97.9% |
| 2020 | 96.6% |
| 2019 | 95.4% |
| 2018 | 94.2% |
| 2017 | 93.3% |
| 2016 | 91.8% |
| 2015 | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 85.5% |
| 2013 | 88.1% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.