Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 21.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 41.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2021.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 174th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.7% | — |
| 1991 | 29.7% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 28.4% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 21.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 21.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 27% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 24.8% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 29.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.7% | 22.3% | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
- Ores and metals imports 1.2% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 21.6% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2021.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 174th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.