Electricity demand per person in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity demand per person was 1,083 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,083 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
148th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,090 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
453.15 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Bolivia stood at 1,083 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Bolivia peaked at 1,090 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 453.15 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 453.15 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 453.57 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 468.52 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 479.52 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 492.16 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 522.39 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 525.12 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 561.64 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 600.96 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 619.99 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 653.09 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 685.1 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 704.65 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 731.1 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 765.05 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 817.09 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 831.84 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 845.34 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 872.41 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 888.5 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 869.14 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 910.59 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 966.29 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1,025 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 1,090 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1,083 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1,083 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 517.7 kilowatt-hours | 453.15 kilowatt-hours | 619.99 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 779.42 kilowatt-hours | 653.09 kilowatt-hours | 888.5 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 990.71 kilowatt-hours | 869.14 kilowatt-hours | 1,090 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 145 Gabon 1,252 kilowatt-hours compare
- 146 Fiji 1,238 kilowatt-hours compare
- 147 Honduras 1,167 kilowatt-hours compare
- 149 Philippines 1,054 kilowatt-hours compare
- 150 North Korea 1,023 kilowatt-hours compare
- 151 Cape Verde 990.71 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 29.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Bolivia?
- Electricity demand per person in Bolivia was 1,083 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,090 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 453.15 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Bolivia ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.