Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 8.71 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Bolivia stood at 8.71 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Bolivia peaked at 8.93 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Bolivia ranks 76th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.65 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 terawatt-hours | 4.41 terawatt-hours | 7.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 terawatt-hours | 6.61 terawatt-hours | 8.93 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 73 Portugal 9.74 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 9.54 terawatt-hours compare
- 75 Mongolia 8.88 terawatt-hours compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 78 Cote d'Ivoire 7.67 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 Ecuador 7.54 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Bolivia
- Fuel imports 29.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 43.6% (2024)
- Gas production 86.15 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 6,847 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 86.15 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 6,847 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 18.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 64.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Bolivia?
- Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Bolivia was 8.71 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Bolivia ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.