Bolivia
BOLBolivia is second in Latin America and the Caribbean for gas.
Gas supplies 62% of its electricity.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Cleaner than 5 in 10 grids worldwide.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Bolivia generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
Bolivia’s neighbours
ParaguayParaguay runs almost entirely on hydro.
PeruPeru gets next to none of its electricity from oil, in a region built on it.
ChileSolar overtook hydro on Chile's grid in 2025.
ArgentinaArgentina is first in Latin America and the Caribbean for nuclear.
BrazilBrazil is first in Latin America and the Caribbean for how much electricity it makes.
Figures are for 2025, the most recent year reported for Bolivia. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.