Oil consumption per person in Bolivia

Bolivia: Oil consumption per person was 4,793 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,793 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
134th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4,862 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2023
All-time low
1,791 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1987
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Oil consumption per person in Bolivia, 1980–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1980200220241980: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person1981: 2.7k kilowatt-hours per person1982: 2.4k kilowatt-hours per person1983: 2.4k kilowatt-hours per person1984: 2.2k kilowatt-hours per person1985: 2.0k kilowatt-hours per person1986: 1.9k kilowatt-hours per person1987: 1.8k kilowatt-hours per person1988: 1.9k kilowatt-hours per person1989: 2.0k kilowatt-hours per person1990: 2.0k kilowatt-hours per person1991: 2.0k kilowatt-hours per person1992: 2.0k kilowatt-hours per person1993: 2.0k kilowatt-hours per person1994: 2.2k kilowatt-hours per person1995: 2.4k kilowatt-hours per person1996: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person1997: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person1998: 2.8k kilowatt-hours per person1999: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2000: 2.8k kilowatt-hours per person2001: 2.5k kilowatt-hours per person2002: 2.6k kilowatt-hours per person2003: 2.7k kilowatt-hours per person2004: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2005: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person2006: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2007: 3.3k kilowatt-hours per person2008: 3.0k kilowatt-hours per person2009: 2.9k kilowatt-hours per person2010: 3.1k kilowatt-hours per person2011: 3.6k kilowatt-hours per person2012: 3.9k kilowatt-hours per person2013: 3.8k kilowatt-hours per person2014: 4.0k kilowatt-hours per person2015: 4.8k kilowatt-hours per person2016: 4.7k kilowatt-hours per person2017: 4.4k kilowatt-hours per person2018: 4.4k kilowatt-hours per person2019: 4.4k kilowatt-hours per person2020: 3.6k kilowatt-hours per person2021: 4.5k kilowatt-hours per person2022: 4.8k kilowatt-hours per person2023: 4.9k kilowatt-hours per person2024: 4.8k kilowatt-hours per person

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.

Analysis

In 2024, oil consumption per person in Bolivia stood at 4,793 kilowatt-hours per person.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Bolivia peaked at 4,862 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,791 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1987.

Bolivia ranks 134th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,183 kilowatt-hours per person 1,791 kilowatt-hours per person 2,675 kilowatt-hours per person 10
1990s 2,357 kilowatt-hours per person 2,014 kilowatt-hours per person 3,110 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2000s 2,859 kilowatt-hours per person 2,499 kilowatt-hours per person 3,278 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2010s 4,111 kilowatt-hours per person 3,107 kilowatt-hours per person 4,764 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2020s 4,504 kilowatt-hours per person 3,632 kilowatt-hours per person 4,862 kilowatt-hours per person 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 131 Jordan 5,040 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  2. 132 Namibia 4,867 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  3. 133 Tunisia 4,831 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  4. 135 Moldova 4,679 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  5. 136 Colombia 4,612 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  6. 137 Peru 4,600 kilowatt-hours per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil consumption per person in Bolivia?
Oil consumption per person in Bolivia was 4,793 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 4,862 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023.
What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,791 kilowatt-hours per person in 1987.
How does Bolivia rank for oil consumption per person?
Bolivia ranks 134th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.