Guatemala
GTMBioenergy overtook coal on Guatemala's grid in 2020.
Today bioenergy supplies 22% and coal 16%.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Cleaner than 7 in 10 grids worldwide.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Guatemala buys in more electricity than it sends out.
What this means
The share of the electricity used here that was generated abroad and carried in over high-voltage lines. The higher it climbs, the more this country relies on a neighbour to keep its lights on.
Also true of Guatemala
Guatemala is close to the bottom in Latin America and the Caribbean for electricity used per person.
858 kWh per person per year, 40th of 42.
Guatemala is third in Latin America and the Caribbean for bioenergy.
Bioenergy supplies 22% of its electricity.
Hydro overtook oil on Guatemala's grid in 2010.
Today hydro supplies 40% and oil 16%.
Guatemala’s neighbours
HondurasHonduras has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
El SalvadorHydro overtook geothermal on El Salvador's grid in 2024.
MexicoMexico is second in Latin America and the Caribbean for how much electricity it makes.
BelizeBelize is second in the world for bioenergy.
NicaraguaNicaragua has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
Figures are for 2024, the most recent year reported for Guatemala. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.