Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil in Venezuela, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded -0.8% for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil in 2025.
The figure is up 93.4% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from oil in Venezuela peaked at 21.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -43.6%, in 2020.
That places Venezuela 63rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -1.7% | — |
| 1967 | 2.0% | -218.6% |
| 1968 | 8.9% | +339.5% |
| 1969 | -1.2% | -113.5% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | -482.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -79.5% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | +859.5% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -99.0% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +6784.6% |
| 1976 | -0.7% | -110.5% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | -1830.0% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -61.4% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +56.6% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +188.6% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | -71.7% |
| 1982 | -1.2% | -119.6% |
| 1983 | -2.3% | +101.1% |
| 1984 | -6.2% | +162.5% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -137.4% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +86.5% |
| 1987 | -5.0% | -215.7% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -171.3% |
| 1989 | -2.5% | -169.8% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -139.7% |
| 1991 | -5.0% | -605.7% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -489.1% |
| 1993 | -9.7% | -150.0% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -220.2% |
| 1995 | -3.6% | -131.3% |
| 1996 | -18.7% | +413.9% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -143.8% |
| 1998 | -6.9% | -183.7% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -277.2% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -60.4% |
| 2003 | -14.8% | -387.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -152.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +126.5% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -53.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -85.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +398.6% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +130.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -82.7% |
| 2014 | -7.5% | -617.6% |
| 2015 | -12.7% | +68.7% |
| 2016 | -13.2% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | -13.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -18.8% | +36.0% |
| 2019 | -2.8% | -85.3% |
| 2020 | -43.6% | +1474.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -120.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +94.9% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +23.4% |
| 2024 | -12.8% | -159.3% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | -93.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%. (7 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.4%, 2.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +6784.6% | 0.1% | 6.7% |
| 1977 | +1830.0% | -0.7% | 12.1% |
| 2020 | -1474.2% | -2.8% | -43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | -1.7% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | -0.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | -6.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | -18.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | -14.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.5% | -18.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -43.6% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from oil in Venezuela?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil in Venezuela was -0.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from oil recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from oil recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.6% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Venezuela ranks 63rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from oil rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.