Renewable energy consumption in Bolivia
Bolivia: Renewable energy consumption was 17.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Bolivia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Bolivia stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Bolivia peaked at 38.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2014.
That places Bolivia 111th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 31.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 20.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 20.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Bolivia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Bolivia was 17.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Bolivia ranks 111th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption