Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Venezuela is 90.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Venezuela peaked at 90.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2017.
Venezuela ranks 10th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.3% | — |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 75.2% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 90.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 90.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 8.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 62.3% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 64.8% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 59.5% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 88.5% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 7 Central African Republic 96.2% compare
- 8 Tajikistan 92.5% compare
- 9 Albania 90.5% compare
- 11 Uganda 89.8% compare
- 12 Norway 89.6% compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 87.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Venezuela?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Venezuela was 90.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2017.
- How does Venezuela rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Venezuela ranks 10th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.