Electricity generation from renewables per person in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 391.04 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 391.04 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Bolivia peaked at 391.04 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 172.63 kilowatt-hours, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 112th of 214 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 renewables per person in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 232.39 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 246.78 kilowatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 250.55 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 223.19 kilowatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 237.93 kilowatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 213.66 kilowatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 228.95 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 242.62 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 238.56 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 234.62 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 219.99 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 232.87 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 229.18 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 247.13 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 219.38 kilowatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 240.59 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 172.63 kilowatt-hours | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 212.44 kilowatt-hours | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 258.07 kilowatt-hours | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 321.3 kilowatt-hours | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 309.74 kilowatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 350.16 kilowatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 345.28 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 341.39 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 370.57 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 391.04 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 391.04 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 205.36 kilowatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 391.04 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 426.74 kilowatt-hours, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 234.92 kilowatt-hours | 213.66 kilowatt-hours | 250.55 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 235.36 kilowatt-hours | 172.63 kilowatt-hours | 321.3 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 351.36 kilowatt-hours | 309.74 kilowatt-hours | 391.04 kilowatt-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 renewables per person in Bolivia?
- Electricity generation from renewables per person in Bolivia was 391.04 kilowatt-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 renewables per person recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 391.04 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 172.63 kilowatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Bolivia ranks 112th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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 renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.