Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela peaked at 40.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2020.
That places Venezuela 185th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Venezuela, 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 | 29.1% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -28.4% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -44.5% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -3.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 9.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 9.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 12% 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 | 32.4% | 16.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- Ores and metals imports 1.2% (2013)
- Gas production 310.44 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 10,886 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 310.44 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 10,886 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Venezuela was 9.6% in 2024, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Venezuela ranks 185th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.