Photo: Bill Cameron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Guyana: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Guyana is placed joint 150th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 642.03 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 2.899 (2024).
Share
Energy
joint150th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Guyana on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
642.03
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Guyana: 642.03. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in South America
- 24.85 Paraguay
- Land neighbours
- Suriname 322.99 · Venezuela 85.91
2.899
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Guyana: 2.899. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in South America
- 100 Paraguay
- Land neighbours
- Suriname 52.87 · Venezuela 91.14
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
No reading
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Guyana, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in South America
- 75.9 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 68.3
02Over time
Which way Guyana is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
GuyanaWorld median
Guyana fell from 653.33 in 2000 to 642.03 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Guyana World median 2024 642.03 433.7 2023 642.03 452.7 2022 646.09 476.3 2021 641.23 469.0 2020 644.74 482.0 2019 640.00 488.2 2018 644.74 500.4 2017 641.07 506.3 2016 641.82 521.9 2015 640.59 524.8 2014 640.00 522.3 2013 639.80 508.8 2012 639.58 525.4 2011 634.74 521.4 2010 638.89 515.5 2009 653.01 533.6 2008 652.11 517.2 2007 651.43 535.3 2006 651.52 537.5 2005 650.77 521.4 2004 652.33 523.1 2003 652.44 543.1 2002 653.26 551.3 2001 653.26 559.3 2000 653.33 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
GuyanaWorld median
Guyana rose from 1.111 in 2000 to 2.899 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Guyana World median 2024 2.90 32.062 2023 2.90 28.000 2022 2.34 28.881 2021 3.51 28.286 2020 2.63 27.125 2019 3.48 26.296 2018 2.63 25.505 2017 3.57 24.023 2016 3.64 22.218 2015 3.96 21.915 2014 4.00 21.151 2013 4.08 21.593 2012 4.17 19.869 2011 5.26 18.584 2010 4.44 18.572 2009 1.21 17.886 2008 1.41 15.923 2007 1.43 15.586 2006 1.52 15.392 2005 1.54 16.438 2004 1.16 16.445 2003 1.22 16.339 2002 1.09 13.826 2001 1.09 14.023 2000 1.11 15.612
03In context
Guyana beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Guyana and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuela | =8th | 85.91 | 91.14 | — |
 Suriname | 57th | 322.99 | 52.87 | — |
| Guyana | =150th | 642.03 | 2.899 | — |
 Brazil | not placed | — | — | 68.3 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Guyana in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Guyana is ahead of the world, and behind
22 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Guyana does better than the middle country measured.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.0312.738▲ Improved since 2014
Guyana: 1.031 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Guyana does worse than the middle country measured.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2791.4495.279▲ Improved since 2014
Guyana: 1.449 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10090.5100▼ Worsened since 2014
Guyana: 90.5 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.215.4273.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Guyana: 5.427 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 58th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10093100▼ Worsened since 2014
Guyana: 93 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7742.9825.77No earlier reading
Guyana: 42.98 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 36th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10076.63100▼ Worsened since 2023
Guyana: 76.63 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.322.89937.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Guyana: 2.899 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 147th of 162 · derived.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8587.5624.85No earlier reading
Guyana: 87.56 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Guyana: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 0747.430Moved since 2015
Guyana: 747.43 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.567.5249.5Moved since 2014
Guyana: 67.52 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.5850.7252.585Moved since 2014
Guyana: 0.725 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Guyana: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.1964.273No earlier reading
Guyana: 4.196 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Guyana: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0491.4493.049Moved since 2014
Guyana: 1.449 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Guyana: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0170.144No real change since 2014
Guyana: 0.017 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Guyana: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.07700.077Moved since 2014
Guyana: 0 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.85012.85No real change since 2014
Guyana: 0 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
No current reading for Guyana
Operating Coal Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Guyana’s 14 topics
Energy is Guyana’s 13th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security26th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 34th of 1843/4 keys
- Gender & Equality55th of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability56th of 1862/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital68th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties98th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing112th of 2004/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions109th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience112th of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 125th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge148th of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technology167th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 150th of 1652/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade161st of 1774/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Guyana can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Venezuela=8th2/3 keysThis page
Guyana=150th2/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Guyana on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Guyana rank on energy?
Guyana is placed joint 150th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity and Renewable Share of Electricity Generation). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Guyana?
642.03 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Guyana?
2.899 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Guyana compare with Brazil on energy?
Brazil is not placed on Energy, holding too few of its key statistics, and Guyana joint 150th.
How have Guyana’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 653.33 in 2000 to 642.03 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 1.111 in 2000 to 2.899 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Guyana?
No current reading is published for Guyana on Operating Coal Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 22 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Guyana’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Guyana (banner) — Bill Cameron, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Guyana: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/guyana/energy