Share of electricity generation from gas in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of electricity generation from gas was 62.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from gas in Bolivia is 62.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Bolivia peaked at 78.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2001.
Bolivia ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 62.4% | -3.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 62.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 476.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 44.2% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 61.0% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 59.3% | 65.2% | 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 share of electricity generation from gas in Bolivia?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Bolivia was 62.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Bolivia ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.