Access to electricity, rural in Guatemala
Guatemala: Access to electricity, rural was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Guatemala, 1995–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural in Guatemala is 80.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Guatemala peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1995.
Guatemala ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.0% | — |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 51.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 39.0% | 54.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 55.0% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 74.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 80.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Guatemala?
- Access to electricity, rural in Guatemala was 80.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1995.
- How does Guatemala rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Guatemala ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.