Electricity demand in Venezuela
Venezuela: Electricity demand was 80.13 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
80.13 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
45th
of 214 countries
All-time high
135 terawatt-hours
in 2013
All-time low
71.96 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 80.13 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Venezuela peaked at 135 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.96 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
Venezuela ranks 45th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.22 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 90.08 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 91.99 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 91.54 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.93 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 104.81 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 109.87 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 113.67 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 118.83 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 119.2 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 113.3 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 117.47 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 127.97 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 135 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 114.36 terawatt-hours | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 126.55 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 115.83 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 102.74 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 98.69 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 84.28 terawatt-hours | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 79.86 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 82.93 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 82.36 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.96 terawatt-hours | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 80.13 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 80.13 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 8.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 80.13 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 12.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.41 terawatt-hours | 85.22 terawatt-hours | 119.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.62 terawatt-hours | 84.28 terawatt-hours | 135 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.45 terawatt-hours | 71.96 terawatt-hours | 82.93 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Venezuela?
- Electricity demand in Venezuela was 80.13 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 135 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.96 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for electricity demand?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.