Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 27.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 27.2% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Venezuela peaked at 31.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1990.
That places Venezuela 88th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.0% | — |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +36.9% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +55.4% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 27.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 27.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.0% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.2% | 31.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More energy & mining data for Venezuela
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Venezuela?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Venezuela was 27.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Venezuela ranks 88th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).