Share of primary energy from renewables in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of primary energy from renewables was 13.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables in Venezuela, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 13.0% for share of primary energy from renewables in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Venezuela peaked at 16.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1965.
Venezuela ranks 27th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.7% | — |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | +57.1% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +42.5% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 13.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 3.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 13.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 86% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +57.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from renewables in Venezuela?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Venezuela was 13.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1965.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Venezuela ranks 27th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.