Electricity generation from gas in Venezuela
Venezuela: Electricity generation from gas was 3.6 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from gas in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from gas in Venezuela stood at 3.6 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Venezuela peaked at 35.95 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6 terawatt-hours, in 2024.
Venezuela ranks 76th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.48 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 19.68 terawatt-hours | +35.9% |
| 2002 | 18.97 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 16.17 terawatt-hours | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 16.12 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.34 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 14.89 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 18.01 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.1 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 18.96 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 16.88 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 26.63 terawatt-hours | +57.8% |
| 2013 | 32.98 terawatt-hours | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 32.94 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.66 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 35.95 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 25.96 terawatt-hours | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 24.95 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.3 terawatt-hours | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 11.66 terawatt-hours | -45.3% |
| 2021 | 11.78 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.11 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.69 terawatt-hours | -69.5% |
| 2024 | 3.6 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 3.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 terawatt-hours, 360.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.83 terawatt-hours | 14.34 terawatt-hours | 19.68 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.92 terawatt-hours | 16.88 terawatt-hours | 35.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 12.11 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 generation from gas in Venezuela?
- Electricity generation from gas in Venezuela was 3.6 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 35.95 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Venezuela rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Venezuela ranks 76th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.