Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 8.71 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.71 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
77th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8.93 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
1.8 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 generation from fossil fuels 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 generation from fossil fuels in Bolivia peaked at 8.93 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Bolivia ranks 77th 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 generation from fossil fuels in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.88 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.93 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 2.34 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.89 terawatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 2.82 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.09 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 3.57 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 3.86 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 4.41 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 4.68 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 5 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 5.17 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.92 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 6.35 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 7.37 terawatt-hours | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 7.18 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.07 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.62 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.61 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.69 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 8.37 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 8.93 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 8.71 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8.71 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.47 terawatt-hours, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 8.71 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.34 terawatt-hours, 6.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 74 Portugal 9.74 terawatt-hours compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 9.54 terawatt-hours compare
- 76 Mongolia 8.88 terawatt-hours compare
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 Cote d'Ivoire 7.67 terawatt-hours compare
- 80 Ecuador 7.54 terawatt-hours compare
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 generation from fossil fuels in Bolivia?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 generation from fossil fuels recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Bolivia ranks 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.