Renewable energy share in Bolivia

Renewable sources provided 12.8% of final energy consumption in Bolivia in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Bolivia, 2021 12.8% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −4.1percentage points 2020: 16.9%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Bolivia (2021).
Position in 2021 130th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Bolivia over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period BoliviaWorld
2021 12.8% –
2020 16.9% 19.7%
2019 13.5% 18.6%
2018 14.3% 18.1%
2017 14.3% 17.9%
2016 13.6% 17.6%
2015 14.2% 17.4%
2014 15.0% 17.3%
2013 16.0% 17.2%
2012 17.4% 16.9%
2011 18.1% 16.7%
2010 19.9% 16.7%
2009 20.6% 17.1%
2008 21.3% 16.7%
2007 22.1% 16.5%
2006 23.7% 16.7%
2005 24.6% 16.6%
2004 25.8% 16.8%
2003 27.0% 17.1%
2002 28.1% 17.2%
2001 29.0% 17.2%
2000 29.2% 17.5%
1999 30.8% 17.9%
1998 30.6% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.1 percentage points from 16.9% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 18.1%, the figure has changed by −5.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Bolivia has the 130th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Bolivia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7