Electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity generation from hydropower was 3.8 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 3.8 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia peaked at 3.8 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.7 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 74th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.11 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.18 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.97 terawatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 2.13 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.94 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.14 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.16 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.32 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.33 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.51 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.44 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 2.21 terawatt-hours | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 2.61 terawatt-hours | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 3.25 terawatt-hours | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 2.94 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 3.24 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 2.85 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 2.97 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 3.3 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 3.8 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 3.8 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 3.8 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 terawatt-hours, 15.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 1.94 terawatt-hours | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More energy & mining data for Bolivia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 29.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia was 3.8 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Bolivia ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.