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Electricity generation from oil in Venezuela

Venezuela: Electricity generation from oil was 3.5 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.5 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
41st
of 209 countries
All-time high
19.86 terawatt-hours
in 2015
All-time low
3.26 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil in Venezuela, 2000–2024

51015202000201220242000: 7.9 terawatt-hours2001: 10 terawatt-hours2002: 13.3 terawatt-hours2003: 15.2 terawatt-hours2004: 12.4 terawatt-hours2005: 13.8 terawatt-hours2006: 13.9 terawatt-hours2007: 13.1 terawatt-hours2008: 15 terawatt-hours2009: 15.5 terawatt-hours2010: 18 terawatt-hours2011: 17.4 terawatt-hours2012: 19.6 terawatt-hours2013: 18.5 terawatt-hours2014: 17.9 terawatt-hours2015: 19.9 terawatt-hours2016: 17.9 terawatt-hours2017: 17.2 terawatt-hours2018: 16.6 terawatt-hours2019: 14.1 terawatt-hours2020: 6.3 terawatt-hours2021: 5.4 terawatt-hours2022: 5.7 terawatt-hours2023: 3.3 terawatt-hours2024: 3.5 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 3.5 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 80.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Venezuela peaked at 19.86 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.26 terawatt-hours, in 2023.

Venezuela ranks 41st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.02 terawatt-hours 7.9 terawatt-hours 15.51 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 17.72 terawatt-hours 14.14 terawatt-hours 19.86 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 4.84 terawatt-hours 3.26 terawatt-hours 6.31 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 38 Cyprus 4.27 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 39 Greece 4.18 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 40 India 4.1 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 42 Jordan 3.3 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 43 Austria 3.27 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 44 Lebanon 3 terawatt-hours compare
  7. 44 Sudan 3 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Venezuela?
Electricity generation from oil in Venezuela was 3.5 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 oil recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 19.86 terawatt-hours in 2015.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 3.26 terawatt-hours in 2023.
How does Venezuela rank for electricity generation from oil?
Venezuela ranks 41st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.