Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was 12.34 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Venezuela, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 12.34 % change on previous year for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,594.0% on the previous year and up 153.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Venezuela peaked at 25.81 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -23.02 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Venezuela ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 11.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1974 | 23.81 % change on previous year | +599.1% |
| 1975 | 15.88 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 18.44 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 14.98 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5673 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1979 | 16.42 % change on previous year | +2793.7% |
| 1980 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1981 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 1982 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +40.1% |
| 1983 | 14.22 % change on previous year | +195.6% |
| 1984 | 12.07 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 11.88 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 11.09 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 22.59 % change on previous year | +103.8% |
| 1988 | 10.89 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1989 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1990 | 6.68 % change on previous year | +393.7% |
| 1991 | 20.44 % change on previous year | +205.8% |
| 1992 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4379 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 1994 | 8.02 % change on previous year | +1730.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3237 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1996 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +1339.3% |
| 1997 | 6.35 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 1998 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1999 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +304.1% |
| 2000 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2001 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -203.1% |
| 2002 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -211.6% |
| 2004 | 15.76 % change on previous year | +838.2% |
| 2005 | 10.22 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 2007 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2008 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +154.4% |
| 2009 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2010 | -10.68 % change on previous year | +953.9% |
| 2011 | 8.97 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 2012 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2013 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -199.4% |
| 2014 | -23.02 % change on previous year | -1303.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 2016 | -15.92 % change on previous year | -196.5% |
| 2017 | -3.89 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 2018 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2019 | -14.59 % change on previous year | +266.9% |
| 2020 | 25.81 % change on previous year | -276.9% |
| 2021 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -80.4% |
| 2022 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7282 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 2024 | 12.34 % change on previous year | +1594.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 12.34 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 % change on previous year, 4.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 12.34 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.05 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +2793.7% | 0.5673 % change on previous year | 16.42 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1730.6% | 0.4379 % change on previous year | 8.02 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +1594.1% | 0.7282 % change on previous year | 12.34 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1339.3% | 0.3237 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -1303.1% | 1.91 % change on previous year | -23.02 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -953.9% | -1.01 % change on previous year | -10.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.15 % change on previous year | 0.5673 % change on previous year | 23.81 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.48 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 22.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.88 % change on previous year | 0.3237 % change on previous year | 20.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7 % change on previous year | -3.9 % change on previous year | 15.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.66 % change on previous year | -23.02 % change on previous year | 16.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.43 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 25.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 36 Sri Lanka 12.73 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Somalia 12.5 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Belarus 12.34 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Singapore 12.24 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Australia 11.93 % change on previous year compare
- 42 South Africa 11.71 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Venezuela
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7484 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.717 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.01 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8932 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 92.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Venezuela?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Venezuela was 12.34 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 25.81 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.02 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Venezuela rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Venezuela ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.