Total electricity output in Venezuela

Venezuela: Total electricity output was 117,590 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
117,590 GWh
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
32nd
of 228 countries
All-time high
127,733 GWh
in 2014
All-time low
59,321 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Venezuela, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200220151990: 59.3k GWh1991: 63.3k GWh1992: 67.4k GWh1993: 69.4k GWh1994: 71.2k GWh1995: 73.4k GWh1996: 75.6k GWh1997: 78.1k GWh1998: 80.9k GWh1999: 80.6k GWh2000: 85.3k GWh2001: 90.1k GWh2002: 91.9k GWh2003: 91.9k GWh2004: 98.6k GWh2005: 105.4k GWh2006: 110.4k GWh2007: 114.2k GWh2008: 119.3k GWh2009: 119.6k GWh2010: 113.8k GWh2011: 118.0k GWh2012: 121.7k GWh2013: 123.2k GWh2014: 127.7k GWh2015: 117.6k GWh

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

Analysis

In 2015, total electricity output in Venezuela stood at 117,590 GWh.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Venezuela peaked at 127,733 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59,321 GWh, in 1990.

That places Venezuela 32nd out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 71,932 GWh 59,321 GWh 80,902 GWh 10
2000s 102,664 GWh 85,271 GWh 119,580 GWh 10
2010s 120,310 GWh 113,765 GWh 127,733 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 29 Argentina 144,957 GWh compare
  2. 30 Norway 143,922 GWh compare
  3. 31 United Arab Emirates 127,366 GWh compare
  4. 33 Pakistan 110,861 GWh compare
  5. 34 Netherlands 110,070 GWh compare
  6. 35 Kazakhstan 106,468 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Venezuela?
Total electricity output in Venezuela was 117,590 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 total electricity output recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 127,733 GWh in 2014.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 59,321 GWh in 1990.
How does Venezuela rank for total electricity output?
Venezuela ranks 32nd out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total 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
229 places, 5,885 data points, 1990–2015
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants