Bolivia Electricity
Generation (2024)#100 World
13.53TWh+7.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#97 World
12.44TWh+8.4% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
66%34%
Electricity Generation in Bolivia
- Net electricity generation in Bolivia reached 13.53 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#100 in the world), an increase of 7.8% from 12.56 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.04% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 66% (8.93 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Bolivia and renewables 34% (4.6 terawatt-hours).
- Bolivia reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.66% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 34% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Bolivia
- Bolivia consumed 12.44 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#97 in the world), an increase of 8.4% from 2023. This represents 0.04% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Bolivia averaged 1,002.2 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 2.75 kilowatt-hours per day (#143 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Bolivia
- Bolivia had a total installed electricity capacity of 4.39 gigawatts in 2024 (#97 in the world), a decrease of 1.6% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 70.4% and renewables at 29.6% of Bolivia's installed capacity in 2024.
- Bolivia's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 35.2% in 2024, with hydro at 52.5%, wind at 40.4% and fossil fuels at 33%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Bolivia
- Bolivia last reported electricity trade in 2004.
Grid Efficiency in Bolivia
- Distribution losses in Bolivia were 1.09 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 8.1% of total generation, down from 9.1% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Bolivia
- In 2024, Bolivia generated approximately 0.04 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.03 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.003 terawatt-hours.
Bolivia Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.53 | +7.8% | 100 | 0.04% | 12.44 | +8.4% | 97 | 0.04% | 1,002.2 | 4.39 | −1.6% | 97 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 |
| 2023 | 12.56 | +7.5% | 103 | 0.04% | 11.48 | +7.8% | 101 | 0.04% | 937.3 | 4.46 | +3.5% | 97 | 0.05% | 0 | — | — | 1.08 |
| 2022 | 11.68 | +7.6% | 104 | 0.04% | 10.65 | +7.2% | 104 | 0.04% | 881.4 | 4.31 | +1.3% | 96 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 2021 | 10.86 | +5.6% | 105 | 0.04% | 9.93 | +5.6% | 105 | 0.04% | 831.6 | 4.25 | +9.8% | 93 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 2020 | 10.28 | −0.95% | 106 | 0.04% | 9.4 | −0.92% | 103 | 0.04% | 795.2 | 3.87 | +0.48% | 95 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 2019 | 10.38 | +3.3% | 106 | 0.04% | 9.48 | +3.5% | 104 | 0.04% | 812.6 | 3.85 | +32.6% | 95 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 2018 | 10.04 | +4.7% | 105 | 0.04% | 9.16 | +4.8% | 104 | 0.04% | 795.9 | 2.91 | +6.7% | 107 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 2017 | 9.59 | +3.3% | 105 | 0.04% | 8.74 | +2.9% | 106 | 0.04% | 770.4 | 2.72 | +5.3% | 106 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 2016 | 9.29 | +3.1% | 107 | 0.04% | 8.49 | +3.6% | 105 | 0.04% | 759.4 | 2.59 | +1.4% | 108 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 9.01 | +8.8% | 106 | 0.04% | 8.19 | +8.9% | 104 | 0.04% | 743.8 | 2.55 | +9% | 105 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 2014 | 8.28 | +6% | 108 | 0.03% | 7.53 | +6% | 106 | 0.03% | 693.7 | 2.34 | +5.9% | 107 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 2013 | 7.81 | +5.4% | 109 | 0.03% | 7.1 | +6.7% | 107 | 0.03% | 664.6 | 2.21 | +11.8% | 108 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 2012 | 7.41 | +4.5% | 109 | 0.03% | 6.66 | +5.7% | 109 | 0.03% | 633 | 1.98 | +11.2% | 108 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | +6.7% | 107 | 0.03% | 6.3 | +7.4% | 109 | 0.03% | 608.7 | 1.78 | +2.1% | 109 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | 6.65 | +7.1% | 110 | 0.03% | 5.87 | +6.9% | 109 | 0.03% | 576.2 | 1.74 | +7.2% | 108 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 2009 | 6.21 | +4.8% | 109 | 0.03% | 5.49 | +4.9% | 107 | 0.03% | 548 | 1.63 | +2.2% | 110 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 2008 | 5.92 | +9.1% | 110 | 0.03% | 5.23 | +8.2% | 107 | 0.03% | 531.3 | 1.59 | −0.23% | 107 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 2007 | 5.43 | +8.6% | 113 | 0.03% | 4.84 | +8.6% | 111 | 0.03% | 499.4 | 1.59 | +9.1% | 106 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 2006 | 5 | +2.1% | 114 | 0.03% | 4.45 | +1.4% | 110 | 0.03% | 467.8 | 1.46 | +1.6% | 108 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 2005 | 4.89 | +8.3% | 110 | 0.03% | 4.39 | +12% | 109 | 0.03% | 469.3 | 1.44 | −2.3% | 108 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 4.52 | +4.4% | 111 | 0.03% | 3.92 | +4.4% | 112 | 0.02% | 426 | 1.47 | +10.1% | 105 | 0.04% | 0.005 | 0 | 0.005 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 4.33 | +4% | 111 | 0.03% | 3.76 | +4.3% | 113 | 0.02% | 415.1 | 1.34 | −3.4% | 106 | 0.03% | 0.009 | 0 | 0.009 | 0.58 |
| 2002 | 4.16 | +5.1% | 108 | 0.03% | 3.6 | +3.3% | 110 | 0.02% | 404.7 | 1.38 | +10.6% | 107 | 0.04% | 0.009 | 0 | 0.009 | 0.57 |
| 2001 | 3.96 | +1.9% | 109 | 0.03% | 3.49 | −0.66% | 110 | 0.02% | 398.3 | 1.25 | −5.9% | 106 | 0.03% | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.48 |
| 2000 | 3.89 | +3.8% | 110 | 0.03% | 3.51 | +5.9% | 109 | 0.03% | 407.7 | 1.33 | −1.1% | 105 | 0.04% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 3.75 | +6.1% | 110 | 0.03% | 3.31 | +7.1% | 109 | 0.03% | 391.7 | 1.34 | +26.7% | 100 | 0.04% | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.44 |
| 1998 | 3.53 | +6.4% | 110 | 0.03% | 3.09 | +5.8% | 107 | 0.02% | 372.1 | 1.06 | +7.3% | 108 | 0.03% | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.45 |
| 1997 | 3.32 | +7.2% | 110 | 0.02% | 2.92 | +7.4% | 107 | 0.02% | 357.9 | 0.99 | +22.8% | 108 | 0.03% | 0.008 | 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | +7.5% | 109 | 0.02% | 2.72 | +7% | 108 | 0.02% | 339.2 | 0.81 | +0.25% | 113 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.003 | −0.003 | 0.37 |
| 1995 | 2.88 | +6.4% | 110 | 0.02% | 2.54 | +7.4% | 108 | 0.02% | 322.8 | 0.8 | −0.17% | 113 | 0.03% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.01 | 0.35 |
| 1994 | 2.71 | +13.7% | 110 | 0.02% | 2.37 | +17.5% | 109 | 0.02% | 306.2 | 0.8 | +6.4% | 111 | 0.03% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.36 |
| 1993 | 2.38 | +3.1% | 113 | 0.02% | 2.01 | +1.6% | 112 | 0.02% | 265.7 | 0.76 | +7.8% | 113 | 0.03% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.01 | 0.38 |
| 1992 | 2.31 | −0.3% | 108 | 0.02% | 1.98 | −1.1% | 107 | 0.02% | 266.9 | 0.7 | −0.14% | 111 | 0.02% | 0.03 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.35 |
| 1991 | 2.32 | +9.1% | 88 | 0.02% | 2.01 | +10.6% | 87 | 0.02% | 275.5 | 0.7 | +0% | 91 | 0.03% | 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.01 | 0.32 |
| 1990 | 2.12 | +6.3% | 90 | 0.02% | 1.81 | +5.6% | 89 | 0.02% | 254.3 | 0.7 | +10.9% | 90 | 0.03% | 0.006 | 0 | 0.006 | 0.32 |
| 1989 | 2 | +6.1% | 91 | 0.02% | 1.72 | +5.5% | 90 | 0.02% | 245.9 | 0.63 | +3.9% | 91 | 0.02% | 0.006 | 0 | 0.006 | 0.29 |
| 1988 | 1.88 | +22.8% | 91 | 0.02% | 1.63 | +23.5% | 90 | 0.02% | 238.2 | 0.61 | +0.5% | 93 | 0.02% | 0.002 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.26 |
| 1987 | 1.53 | +0.92% | 91 | 0.02% | 1.32 | +2.7% | 93 | 0.01% | 196.9 | 0.61 | +29.2% | 93 | 0.02% | 0.002 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.22 |
| 1986 | 1.52 | +0.4% | 91 | 0.02% | 1.28 | −3.6% | 93 | 0.01% | 195.8 | 0.47 | +0% | 95 | 0.02% | 0.002 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.24 |
| 1985 | 1.51 | −0.46% | 90 | 0.02% | 1.33 | −2.5% | 92 | 0.02% | 207.4 | 0.47 | +0% | 95 | 0.02% | 0.002 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.18 |
| 1984 | 1.52 | −8.9% | 89 | 0.02% | 1.37 | −9.2% | 88 | 0.02% | 217.3 | 0.47 | −0.42% | 94 | 0.02% | 0.003 | 0 | 0.003 | 0.16 |
| 1983 | 1.67 | +0.54% | 86 | 0.02% | 1.5 | −1.5% | 88 | 0.02% | 244.6 | 0.47 | −16.2% | 93 | 0.02% | 0.003 | 0 | 0.003 | 0.17 |
| 1982 | 1.66 | +0.18% | 85 | 0.02% | 1.53 | +1.8% | 87 | 0.02% | 253.7 | 0.56 | +8.7% | 89 | 0.03% | 0.003 | 0 | 0.003 | 0.13 |
| 1981 | 1.66 | +5.5% | 85 | 0.02% | 1.5 | +5.2% | 84 | 0.02% | 254.8 | 0.52 | +1.8% | 89 | 0.03% | 0.003 | 0 | 0.003 | 0.16 |
| 1980 | 1.57 | — | 84 | 0.02% | 1.43 | — | 87 | 0.02% | 247.6 | 0.51 | — | 87 | 0.03% | 0.002 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.14 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.