Renewable energy consumption in Venezuela

Venezuela: Renewable energy consumption was 195,468 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
195,468 TJ
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
48th
of 230 countries
All-time high
268,343 TJ
in 2013
All-time low
125,532 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Venezuela, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 125.5k TJ1991: 146.8k TJ1992: 155.5k TJ1993: 156.1k TJ1994: 163.4k TJ1995: 164.7k TJ1996: 171.0k TJ1997: 180.1k TJ1998: 179.3k TJ1999: 186.2k TJ2000: 189.9k TJ2001: 183.0k TJ2002: 181.5k TJ2003: 182.8k TJ2004: 208.7k TJ2005: 219.1k TJ2006: 232.4k TJ2007: 232.0k TJ2008: 237.2k TJ2009: 241.7k TJ2010: 230.5k TJ2011: 248.3k TJ2012: 244.5k TJ2013: 268.3k TJ2014: 221.6k TJ2015: 195.5k TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Venezuela stood at 195,468 TJ.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Venezuela peaked at 268,343 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 125,532 TJ, in 1990.

Venezuela ranks 48th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 162,864 TJ 125,532 TJ 186,197 TJ 10
2000s 210,832 TJ 181,515 TJ 241,653 TJ 10
2010s 234,790 TJ 195,468 TJ 268,343 TJ 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 45 Sri Lanka 219,348 TJ compare
  2. 46 Cameroon 217,575 TJ compare
  3. 47 Romania 211,769 TJ compare
  4. 49 Switzerland 195,366 TJ compare
  5. 50 Peru 188,380 TJ compare
  6. 51 Cote d'Ivoire 182,271 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Venezuela?
Renewable energy consumption in Venezuela was 195,468 TJ 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 Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 268,343 TJ in 2013.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 125,532 TJ in 1990.
How does Venezuela rank for renewable energy consumption?
Venezuela ranks 48th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste