Venezuela Electricity
Generation (2024)#42 World
80.13TWh+11.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#47 World
63.35TWh+37.4% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
8.9%91.1%
Electricity Generation in Venezuela
- Net electricity generation in Venezuela reached 80.13 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#42 in the world), an increase of 11.4% from 71.96 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.26% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 8.9% (7.1 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Venezuela and renewables 91.1% (73.03 terawatt-hours).
- Venezuela reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.79% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 91.1% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Venezuela
- Venezuela consumed 63.35 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#47 in the world), an increase of 37.4% from 2023. This represents 0.22% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Venezuela averaged 2,230.2 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 6.11 kilowatt-hours per day (#108 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Venezuela
- Venezuela had a total installed electricity capacity of 35.8 gigawatts in 2024 (#35 in the world), an increase of 6.8% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 52.4% and renewables at 47.6% of Venezuela's installed capacity in 2024.
- Venezuela's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 25.6% in 2024, with hydro at 49.3%, solar at 27.3% and fossil fuels at 4.3%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Venezuela
- Venezuela last reported electricity trade in 2020.
Grid Efficiency in Venezuela
- Distribution losses in Venezuela were 16.78 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 20.9% of total generation, down from 37.1% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Venezuela
- In 2024, Venezuela generated approximately 0.22 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.17 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.05 terawatt-hours.
Venezuela Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.13 | +11.4% | 42 | 0.26% | 63.35 | +37.4% | 47 | 0.22% | 2,230.2 | 35.8 | +6.8% | 35 | 0.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.78 |
| 2023 | 71.96 | −12.6% | 47 | 0.24% | 46.11 | −18.7% | 54 | 0.17% | 1,629.2 | 33.51 | +0.31% | 35 | 0.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.85 |
| 2022 | 82.35 | −0.69% | 43 | 0.29% | 56.69 | −0.57% | 50 | 0.21% | 2,009.3 | 33.41 | −7.6% | 35 | 0.39% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.67 |
| 2021 | 82.92 | +3% | 42 | 0.30% | 57.01 | +3.7% | 49 | 0.22% | 2,019 | 36.15 | +4.1% | 34 | 0.44% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.91 |
| 2020 | 80.5 | −5.4% | 40 | 0.30% | 54.99 | −4.9% | 49 | 0.22% | 1,933.3 | 34.72 | +0.95% | 34 | 0.44% | 0 | 0.65 | −0.65 | 24.86 |
| 2019 | 85.14 | −14.6% | 38 | 0.32% | 57.82 | −14.6% | 47 | 0.24% | 1,997.9 | 34.39 | −0.7% | 32 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.87 | −0.87 | 26.45 |
| 2018 | 99.71 | −3.9% | 36 | 0.38% | 67.7 | −4% | 41 | 0.28% | 2,271.4 | 34.64 | −0.0014% | 32 | 0.48% | 0 | 1.02 | −1.02 | 30.98 |
| 2017 | 103.8 | −11.2% | 34 | 0.41% | 70.5 | −14.3% | 40 | 0.30% | 2,306.5 | 34.64 | −0.13% | 29 | 0.50% | 0 | 1.06 | −1.06 | 32.24 |
| 2016 | 116.9 | −8.3% | 33 | 0.48% | 82.28 | −4.5% | 38 | 0.36% | 2,674.5 | 34.68 | +8.1% | 30 | 0.52% | 0 | 1.11 | −1.11 | 33.54 |
| 2015 | 127.5 | +10.7% | 31 | 0.53% | 86.15 | +20.2% | 35 | 0.39% | 2,817.9 | 32.08 | +0.91% | 31 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.97 | −0.97 | 40.38 |
| 2014 | 115.2 | −14.7% | 32 | 0.49% | 71.66 | −34.5% | 37 | 0.33% | 2,368.7 | 31.79 | +0.56% | 31 | 0.52% | 0.02 | 0.89 | −0.87 | 42.7 |
| 2013 | 135.1 | +5.3% | 29 | 0.59% | 109.4 | +6.3% | 32 | 0.52% | 3,656.4 | 31.62 | +8.9% | 31 | 0.54% | 0.72 | 0.85 | −0.13 | 25.63 |
| 2012 | 128.3 | +8.8% | 30 | 0.58% | 102.9 | +10.2% | 32 | 0.50% | 3,480.7 | 29.03 | +7.5% | 32 | 0.52% | 0.48 | 0.81 | −0.34 | 25.11 |
| 2011 | 118 | +3.7% | 30 | 0.54% | 93.34 | +3.2% | 33 | 0.47% | 3,198.2 | 27.01 | +3.3% | 32 | 0.50% | 0.25 | 0.73 | −0.49 | 24.13 |
| 2010 | 113.8 | −4.9% | 31 | 0.54% | 90.43 | +4.4% | 31 | 0.47% | 3,138.3 | 26.16 | +5.3% | 30 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.46 | −0.46 | 22.88 |
| 2009 | 119.6 | +0.24% | 29 | 0.60% | 86.64 | +0.32% | 31 | 0.48% | 3,046.7 | 24.85 | +7% | 31 | 0.51% | 0.26 | 0.63 | −0.37 | 32.56 |
| 2008 | 119.3 | +4.5% | 29 | 0.60% | 86.37 | +5% | 32 | 0.48% | 3,078.7 | 23.22 | +3% | 31 | 0.50% | 0.1 | 0.57 | −0.47 | 32.46 |
| 2007 | 114.2 | +3.4% | 28 | 0.58% | 82.27 | +2.2% | 33 | 0.46% | 2,975.3 | 22.54 | +1.5% | 31 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.54 | −0.54 | 31.41 |
| 2006 | 110.4 | +4.8% | 29 | 0.59% | 80.53 | +5.6% | 33 | 0.47% | 2,958.1 | 22.22 | +1.2% | 31 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.55 | −0.55 | 29.34 |
| 2005 | 105.4 | +6.9% | 28 | 0.59% | 76.3 | +4.9% | 33 | 0.47% | 2,848.4 | 21.95 | −0.77% | 30 | 0.53% | 0 | 0.58 | −0.58 | 28.5 |
| 2004 | 98.55 | +7.2% | 30 | 0.57% | 72.71 | +6.8% | 33 | 0.46% | 2,760.2 | 22.13 | +7.5% | 29 | 0.55% | 0.87 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 26.23 |
| 2003 | 91.94 | +0.1% | 29 | 0.56% | 68.09 | −1.7% | 33 | 0.45% | 2,629.6 | 20.58 | +0% | 29 | 0.53% | 0.04 | 0.45 | −0.42 | 23.44 |
| 2002 | 91.85 | +1.9% | 28 | 0.58% | 69.24 | +2.8% | 32 | 0.48% | 2,722.2 | 20.58 | −3.5% | 29 | 0.55% | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.14 | 22.75 |
| 2001 | 90.12 | +5.7% | 28 | 0.59% | 67.34 | +4.4% | 32 | 0.48% | 2,695.9 | 21.32 | +0.4% | 29 | 0.59% | 0.18 | 0.21 | −0.03 | 22.75 |
| 2000 | 85.27 | +8.2% | 29 | 0.56% | 64.54 | +7.7% | 32 | 0.47% | 2,631.3 | 21.23 | −0.27% | 30 | 0.61% | 0.01 | 0.06 | −0.05 | 20.69 |
| 1999 | 78.78 | −0.22% | 28 | 0.56% | 59.93 | −2% | 32 | 0.47% | 2,490.3 | 21.29 | −1.7% | 29 | 0.65% | 0.01 | 0.05 | −0.03 | 18.81 |
| 1998 | 78.95 | +3.5% | 27 | 0.58% | 61.17 | +2.2% | 31 | 0.49% | 2,591.8 | 21.66 | +0.51% | 29 | 0.67% | 0.07 | 0 | 0.07 | 17.85 |
| 1997 | 76.25 | +3.4% | 27 | 0.57% | 59.85 | +3.5% | 31 | 0.49% | 2,587.3 | 21.55 | +3.8% | 27 | 0.68% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 1996 | 73.75 | +3% | 27 | 0.57% | 57.84 | +3% | 30 | 0.49% | 2,552.4 | 20.76 | +8.9% | 26 | 0.67% | 0.002 | 0.15 | −0.15 | 15.75 |
| 1995 | 71.6 | +3% | 27 | 0.57% | 56.17 | +1.8% | 30 | 0.49% | 2,530.9 | 19.07 | +0.55% | 27 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.13 | −0.13 | 15.29 |
| 1994 | 69.5 | +2.8% | 26 | 0.57% | 55.2 | +1.1% | 30 | 0.50% | 2,541 | 18.97 | +0% | 28 | 0.64% | 0 | 0.32 | −0.32 | 13.98 |
| 1993 | 67.58 | +2.8% | 27 | 0.57% | 54.59 | +2.6% | 30 | 0.50% | 2,568.6 | 18.97 | +0.29% | 26 | 0.65% | 0 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 12.69 |
| 1992 | 65.74 | +6.5% | 26 | 0.57% | 53.23 | +7.6% | 29 | 0.50% | 2,561.5 | 18.91 | −1.9% | 25 | 0.67% | 0 | 0.36 | −0.36 | 12.15 |
| 1991 | 61.75 | +7.2% | 23 | 0.53% | 49.45 | +5.4% | 27 | 0.47% | 2,435.4 | 19.28 | +1.3% | 22 | 0.70% | 0 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 12.1 |
| 1990 | 57.61 | +3.1% | 23 | 0.51% | 46.93 | +1.7% | 26 | 0.45% | 2,366.9 | 19.03 | +2.8% | 20 | 0.70% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.68 |
| 1989 | 55.9 | −1% | 23 | 0.51% | 46.13 | −2% | 25 | 0.46% | 2,384.2 | 18.52 | +0% | 20 | 0.69% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.76 |
| 1988 | 56.46 | +7.7% | 24 | 0.54% | 47.09 | +9.6% | 24 | 0.49% | 2,495.2 | 18.52 | +6.2% | 19 | 0.71% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.37 |
| 1987 | 52.43 | +8.4% | 23 | 0.52% | 42.97 | +8.1% | 24 | 0.46% | 2,335.7 | 17.44 | −9.9% | 20 | 0.69% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.46 |
| 1986 | 48.36 | +4.6% | 23 | 0.50% | 39.75 | +0.9% | 25 | 0.45% | 2,217.9 | 19.36 | +6.4% | 18 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.005 | −0.005 | 8.61 |
| 1985 | 46.22 | +8.4% | 24 | 0.49% | 39.4 | +5.8% | 26 | 0.45% | 2,256.2 | 18.19 | +17.3% | 18 | 0.76% | 0 | 0.005 | −0.005 | 6.82 |
| 1984 | 42.65 | +2% | 25 | 0.47% | 37.23 | +5.9% | 27 | 0.45% | 2,188.8 | 15.51 | +24.1% | 21 | 0.67% | 0 | 0.03 | −0.03 | 5.39 |
| 1983 | 41.8 | +9.2% | 23 | 0.49% | 35.14 | +9.4% | 27 | 0.45% | 2,121.6 | 12.5 | +14.9% | 26 | 0.57% | 0 | 0.04 | −0.04 | 6.62 |
| 1982 | 38.27 | +6.4% | 26 | 0.46% | 32.12 | −0.5% | 27 | 0.42% | 1,992.5 | 10.88 | +7.4% | 27 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.04 | −0.04 | 6.11 |
| 1981 | 35.96 | +12.3% | 26 | 0.45% | 32.28 | +20.3% | 27 | 0.44% | 2,058 | 10.13 | +9.8% | 26 | 0.49% | 0.01 | 0.09 | −0.08 | 3.6 |
| 1980 | 32.01 | — | 27 | 0.40% | 26.84 | — | 28 | 0.37% | 1,758.9 | 9.23 | — | 26 | 0.47% | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.03 | 5.15 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.