Global GridVenezuela's energy mix and electricity
🇻🇪 In 2024, Venezuela generated 80.1 TWh of electricity. Almost all of it, 91%, came from hydro. In total, 91% came from low-carbon sources (nuclear and renewables) and 8.9% from fossil fuels.
On average, each kilowatt hour produced about 86 grams of carbon dioxide (CO₂), far below the world average of 458 grams in 2025. That makes Venezuela the 18th cleanest of 158 countries that generate at least 1 TWh a year.
Electricity demand was 80.1 TWh. Its electricity imports and exports were roughly in balance.
Since 2000, electricity generation has fallen by 6.1%, from 85.3 TWh. The low-carbon share went from 74% to 91%. The biggest rise was in hydro, from 74% to 91% of generation. The biggest fall was in gas, from 17% to 5%. Carbon intensity fell from 213 to 86 grams per kWh.
Live, hour-by-hour figures for Venezuela are not connected yet. The dashboard shows its yearly figures, energy mix since 2000 and interconnector trade.
Energy mix in 2024
- Hydro 91%
- Gas 4.5%
- Oil and other fossil fuels 4.4%
| Source | Share | Generated |
|---|---|---|
| Hydro | 91% | 73.0 TWh |
| Gas | 4.5% | 3.60 TWh |
| Oil and other fossil fuels | 4.4% | 3.52 TWh |
Total energy mix in 2024
Electricity is only part of the energy Venezuela uses: fuel for transport, heating and industry counts too. In 2024, Venezuela used 699 TWh of energy in all (primary energy). The largest source was gas at 46%, followed by oil (28%) and hydro (26%). Fossil fuels made up 74% and low-carbon sources (nuclear and renewables) 26%.
- Gas 46%
- Oil 28%
- Hydro 26%
- Coal 0.4%
| Source | Share of all energy |
|---|---|
| Gas | 46% |
| Oil | 28% |
| Hydro | 26% |
| Coal | 0.4% |
Primary energy, with nuclear and renewable electricity counted as the fuel a power station would need to make it (the "substitution method"). Here "other renewables" is the Energy Institute's "geothermal, biomass and other" power generation, and biofuels are liquid fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
Energy security score
Strong. Venezuela ranks 17th of 158 countries and 10th of 29 in Americas. The score shows how well a country could keep electricity affordable and on if fuel supplies were disrupted.
| Measure | Score |
|---|---|
| Produces its own energy In 2024, Venezuela produced energy equal to 154% of all the energy it used (100% or more scores full marks). | 100 |
| Variety of power sources How evenly generation is spread across nine sources. The largest, hydro, made 91%. | 19 |
| Little reliance on imported power Venezuela exported more electricity than it imported, so it scores full marks. | 100 |
| Low-carbon power Nuclear and renewables made 91% of generation. | 91 |
| Low gas and oil use Gas and oil made 8.9% of generation; the score is 100 minus that share. | 91 |
The five measures are weighted 30%, 20%, 20%, 15% and 15%. How the score works.
Oil and gas pipelines
Global Energy Monitor lists 4,934 km of oil and gas pipelines operating in Venezuela, 0 km being built and 26 km proposed (lengths measured along the mapped routes; a pipeline crossing borders counts in full for each country).
See them on the interactive map · Pipelines around the world
How it has changed
| Year | Generated | Low-carbon | Fossil | CO₂ g/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.3 TWh | 74% | 26% | 213 |
| 2005 | 105 TWh | 73% | 27% | 211 |
| 2010 | 114 TWh | 68% | 33% | 252 |
| 2015 | 128 TWh | 59% | 42% | 319 |
| 2020 | 80.5 TWh | 78% | 23% | 185 |
| 2023 | 72.0 TWh | 90% | 10% | 92 |
| 2024 | 80.1 TWh | 91% | 9% | 86 |
Questions about Venezuela's energy
What is Venezuela's energy mix?
In 2024, Venezuela's electricity came from hydro 91%, gas 4.5% and oil and other fossil fuels 4.4%. Counting all the energy it uses, including fuel for transport and heating, the mix in 2024 was gas 46%, oil 28% and hydro 26%.
How much of Venezuela's electricity is renewable?
91% of its electricity came from renewables in 2024 (hydro 91%).
What is Venezuela's main source of electricity?
Hydro, which made 91% of its electricity in 2024.
How clean is Venezuela's electricity?
About 86 grams of CO₂ for each kilowatt hour in 2024, far below the world average of 458 grams. It ranks 18th cleanest of 158 countries that generate at least 1 TWh a year.
Does Venezuela import electricity?
Its imports and exports were roughly in balance in 2024.
How secure is Venezuela's energy supply?
Global Grid's energy security score for Venezuela is 81 out of 100 (strong), 17th of 158 countries. It looks at how much of its own energy it produces, how varied its power sources are, its reliance on imported power and its use of low-carbon power, gas and oil.
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Sources: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0), figures up to 2024; energy production and use by source from the Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0), 2024; pipelines and LNG terminals from Global Energy Monitor's Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker (June 2026 release) and Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker (November 2025 release) (CC BY 4.0). Ember's latest-year figures are first estimates and may be revised. TWh: terawatt hours (one billion kWh).