Bolivia vs France: Annual change in primary energy use
Bolivia
6.94 terawatt-hours
in 2024
France
6.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bolivia rank
36th
France rank
38th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Bolivia
- France
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 6.94 terawatt-hours against 6.3 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 36th and France ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3731 terawatt-hours | 39.72 terawatt-hours | 39.34 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 45.13 terawatt-hours | 43.63 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 2.42 terawatt-hours | -7.65 terawatt-hours | 10.06 terawatt-hours | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | -17.48 terawatt-hours | 20.83 terawatt-hours | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 4.16 terawatt-hours | -51.93 terawatt-hours | 56.09 terawatt-hours | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Bolivia or France?
- Bolivia, at 6.94 terawatt-hours against 6.3 terawatt-hours in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Bolivia and France?
- 0.64 terawatt-hours, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and France?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and France rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Bolivia ranks 36th and France ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.