Renewable energy electricity output in Venezuela

Venezuela: Renewable energy electricity output was 74,899 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
74,899 GWh
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
16th
of 230 countries
All-time high
87,194 GWh
in 2014
All-time low
36,983 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Venezuela, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 37.0k GWh1991: 44.5k GWh1992: 47.3k GWh1993: 47.5k GWh1994: 51.3k GWh1995: 51.5k GWh1996: 53.8k GWh1997: 57.3k GWh1998: 57.9k GWh1999: 60.6k GWh2000: 62.9k GWh2001: 60.4k GWh2002: 59.5k GWh2003: 60.5k GWh2004: 70.1k GWh2005: 77.2k GWh2006: 81.6k GWh2007: 83.1k GWh2008: 86.8k GWh2009: 86.0k GWh2010: 76.8k GWh2011: 83.7k GWh2012: 82.0k GWh2013: 83.5k GWh2014: 87.2k GWh2015: 74.9k GWh

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 74,899 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015.

The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Venezuela peaked at 87,194 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36,983 GWh, in 1990.

Venezuela ranks 16th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50,865 GWh 36,983 GWh 60,600 GWh 10
2000s 72,816 GWh 59,534 GWh 86,841 GWh 10
2010s 81,349 GWh 74,899 GWh 87,194 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 13 France 89,357 GWh compare
  2. 14 Turkey 83,657 GWh compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom 83,551 GWh compare
  4. 17 Vietnam 56,304 GWh compare
  5. 18 Paraguay 55,743 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Venezuela?
Renewable energy electricity output in Venezuela was 74,899 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 87,194 GWh in 2014.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 36,983 GWh in 1990.
How does Venezuela rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Venezuela ranks 16th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
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 electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.