Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 27.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 hydropower in Bolivia is 27.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia peaked at 53.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 67th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | +14.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 27.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 27.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.3%, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 36.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 18.3% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 23.7% | 29.8% | 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 hydropower in Bolivia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Bolivia was 27.9% 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 hydropower recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Bolivia ranks 67th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydropower. 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.