Guyana: Share of clean energy
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| Guyana |
Alternative and nuclear energy, percent of total energy use |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 12.10 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2022 |
| Average | 29.33 |
| Min - Max | 11.30 - 55.10 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 12.1 percent, a decline from 13.2 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 36.35 percent, based on data from 56 countries. Historically, the average for Guyana from 1990 to 2022 is 29.33 percent. The minimum value, 11.3 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 55.1 percent was recorded in 1990.
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We show the alternative and nuclear energy use as percent of the total energy use in Guyana. It consists of noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated and includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power.
Definition: Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 0.90 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 0.78 | 2016 | dollars |
| Energy use per capita | 660.62 | 2007 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 12.10 | 2022 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.06 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 70.62 | 2007 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 86.05 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 4 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 4.00 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 9 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 12.28 | 2007 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Natural resources income | 33.68 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 22.08 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 98.90 | 2023 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 420.646 | 2023 | liters per person per year |