Electricity demand in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity demand was 13.63 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.63 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
102nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
13.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
3.9 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Bolivia stood at 13.63 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Bolivia peaked at 13.63 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.9 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 102nd of 214 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.
Electricity demand in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3.97 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.17 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 4.34 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.53 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.89 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 5 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.44 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 5.92 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 6.21 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.65 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 7.09 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 7.41 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.81 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 9 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 9.3 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.59 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.04 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 10.37 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 10.27 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.87 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 11.67 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 12.55 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 13.53 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 13.63 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 13.63 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 13.63 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.84 terawatt-hours | 3.9 terawatt-hours | 6.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 terawatt-hours | 6.65 terawatt-hours | 10.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.09 terawatt-hours | 10.27 terawatt-hours | 13.63 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More energy & mining data for Bolivia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 29.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Bolivia?
- Electricity demand in Bolivia was 13.63 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.63 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity demand?
- Bolivia ranks 102nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.