Solar energy generation by region in Venezuela
Venezuela: Solar energy generation by region was 0.0358 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Solar energy generation by region in Venezuela, 1971–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solar energy generation by region in Venezuela is 0.0358 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 531.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar energy generation by region in Venezuela peaked at 0.0358 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1971.
Venezuela ranks 77th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Solar energy generation by region in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 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 | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 terawatt-hours | +75.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 terawatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | -92.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | +273.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0328 terawatt-hours | +2614.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0358 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0358 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.36 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0358 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.47 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solar energy generation by region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +2614.9% | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.0328 terawatt-hours |
| 2019 | +273.5% | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours |
| 2018 | -92.8% | 0.0049 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours |
| 2012 | +75.2% | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0.0052 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0057 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.0358 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1466 terawatt-hours compare
- 75 Kuwait 0.0572 terawatt-hours compare
- 76 Ecuador 0.0371 terawatt-hours compare
- 78 Turkmenistan 0.007 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours compare
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 solar energy generation by region in Venezuela?
- Solar energy generation by region in Venezuela was 0.0358 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar energy generation by region recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0358 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar energy generation by region recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1971.
- How does Venezuela rank for solar energy generation by region?
- Venezuela ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar energy generation by region rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 531.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar energy generation by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Figures are based on gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply.