Electricity generation from solar in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity generation from solar was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar in Bolivia stood at 0.4 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Bolivia peaked at 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 88th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from solar in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +1200.0% |
| 2019 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +46.2% |
| 2020 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +73.7% |
| 2021 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.09 terawatt-hours, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.03 terawatt-hours, 13.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.035 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3633 terawatt-hours | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 0.4 terawatt-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 solar in Bolivia?
- Electricity generation from solar in Bolivia was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Bolivia ranks 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.