Bolivia Key Figures
- Population:
- 11.8 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 6.11 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 100%
Data of the last year available: 2021
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 95.5 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 1.74 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 9.27%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Per capita energy consumption stood at 0.8 toe in 2021 (including 790 kWh of electricity), 37% below the average for Latin America.
Total energy consumption returned to its pre-COVID level in 2021, with very rapid growth of 19%, reaching 9.3 Mtoe. It increased rapidly between 2010 and 2019 (4%/year).
In 2021, oil accounted for 46% of the country's total energy consumption, gas for 38%, biomass for 12%, and primary electricity for 4%.
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Crude Oil Production
The production of liquid hydrocarbons (crude oil and condensate) has been decreasing since 2014 (-25%), reaching 2.5 Mt in 2021. Previously, it had grown at around 8% per year between 2010 and 2014 and peaked at 3.4 Mt in 2014. There are no crude oil exports.
Bolivia has 2 large operating refineries: Gualberto Villarroel (35 kb/d), Guillermo Elder Bell (24 kb/d).
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Renewable in % Electricity Production
Bolivia has pledged to increase the share of renewables (including large hydro) in the power mix to 79% by 2030 in its second NDC, 19% of which from solar and wind.
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
Bolivia's second NDC includes an 80% reduction in deforestation in 2030 compared to 2020 and the eradication of illegal deforestation. Those objectives depend on the level of international cooperation and financial support to Bolivia.
CO2 emissions from energy combustion increased rapidly from 2000 to 2019, at around 5% per year. Following a sharp 17% drop in 2020, they resumed their upward trend in 2021, returning to 2019 levels of 20.6 MtCO2, which is nearly 4 times higher than 1990 levels.
Graph: CO2-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO2)