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 98th out of 214 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.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.16 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.02 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.19 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 2 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.18 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 2.35 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.24 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.64 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2.38 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 2.65 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 1.93 terawatt-hours | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 2.97 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 3.75 terawatt-hours | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 3.66 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 4.17 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.6 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 4.92 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4.92 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4.92 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 5.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 95 El Salvador 5.59 terawatt-hours compare
- 96 Dominican Republic 5.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 97 Cameroon 5.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Latvia 4.58 terawatt-hours compare
- 100 Estonia 3.64 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 3.41 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
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 98th out of 214 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.