Guyana — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Guyana, 1993–2024.
Electricity access for Guyana was 93.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1993 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 98.90% in 2023. The lowest was 70.71% in 1994 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.81% per year.
Guyana ranks 157 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 73%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Guyana sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 7%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 39 of 42 economies; Guatemala (90.90%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7% in 2010.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 86 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 103rd of 131 in 1993 → 141st of 211 in 2000 → 148th of 215 in 2010 → 155th of 215 in 2020 → 157th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93% | -5.9 pp |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +5.9 pp |
| 2022 | 93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 90% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 89% | +1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 88% | +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 86% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +5.7 pp |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -1.5 pp |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +5.1 pp |
| 2006 | 73.4% | -4.1 pp |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 74.6% | +0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 73.87% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 73.25% | +0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 72.62% | +0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 71.99% | +0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 71.35% | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 70.71% | -1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 72.38% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guyana’s Electricity access in 1994?
70.71% (1994). 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 Guyana’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +28.5% in total — about 0.8% 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: 93%; 2023: 98.9%; 2022: 93%; 2021: 92.9%; 2020: 92.3%. 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.