Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bolivia
Bolivia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 4.92 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bolivia is 4.92 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bolivia peaked at 4.92 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.93 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
That places Bolivia 97th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 terawatt-hours | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 3.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 4.92 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 94 El Salvador 5.59 terawatt-hours compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 5.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 96 Cameroon 5.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 98 Latvia 4.58 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Estonia 3.64 terawatt-hours compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 3.41 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 12.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 9.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 641.18 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bolivia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bolivia was 4.92 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Bolivia ranks 97th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.