Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Venezuela, 1985–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 91.1% for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Venezuela peaked at 91.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1985.
That places Venezuela 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 47.9% | — |
| 1986 | 50.2% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 60.2% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 75.2% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 91.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.1%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 91.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 3.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +33.1% | 58.4% | 77.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.8% | 47.9% | 60.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 62.3% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 64.8% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 53.9% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 77.7% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 22 Tajikistan 94.4% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 91.6% compare
- 24 Denmark 91.2% compare
- 26 Kenya 90.0% compare
- 27 Brazil 88.7% compare
- 28 New Zealand 88.5% 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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Venezuela?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Venezuela was 91.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1985.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Venezuela ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.