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Bolivia Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend

Bolivia generated 400 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 2.9% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 89th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through July 2026; they are compiled from national sources and are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Bolivia generated 400 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
  • Solar supplied 2.9% of Bolivia's electricity in 2025.
  • Bolivia was the 89th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
  • Bolivia's solar generation in 2025 was 21% higher than in 2020, when it was 330 GWh.
  • Bolivia's solar generation in 2025 was 400 GWh, up from none in 2015.
  • Bolivia's solar generation peaked at 400 GWh in 2024.
  • Bolivia's solar share in 2025 was below the world share of 8.8%.
  • Bolivia had 190 MW of solar generating capacity in 2025.

Key Figures, 2025

MeasureValueAs of / source
Solar generation400 GWh2025 · Ember
Share of Bolivia's electricity2.9%2025 · Ember
World share of solar8.8%2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)89 of 1802025 · Ember
Solar capacity190 MW2025 · Ember

Solar Generation Year by Year

Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Bolivia solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025 Bolivia's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 400 GWh in 2025. 0 100 200 300 400 200020052010201520202025
Bolivia's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 400 GWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Bolivia solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
YearSolar
20000 TWh
20010 TWh
20020 TWh
20030 TWh
20040 TWh
20050 TWh
20060 TWh
20070 TWh
20080 TWh
20090 TWh
20100 TWh
20110 TWh
20120 TWh
20130 TWh
201410.0 GWh
20150 TWh
201610.0 GWh
201710.0 GWh
2018130 GWh
2019190 GWh
2020330 GWh
2021350 GWh
2022350 GWh
2023350 GWh
2024400 GWh
2025400 GWh
Share of Bolivia's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025 The share of Bolivia's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 2.9%, against 8.8% worldwide. 0 3 5 8 10 200020052010201520202025
The share of Bolivia's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 2.9%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Bolivia's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025
YearBoliviaWorld
20000.0%0.0%
20010.0%0.0%
20020.0%0.0%
20030.0%0.0%
20040.0%0.0%
20050.0%0.0%
20060.0%0.0%
20070.0%0.0%
20080.0%0.1%
20090.0%0.1%
20100.0%0.2%
20110.0%0.3%
20120.0%0.4%
20130.0%0.6%
20140.1%0.8%
20150.0%1.1%
20160.1%1.3%
20170.1%1.8%
20181.3%2.2%
20191.8%2.6%
20203.2%3.2%
20213.2%3.7%
20223.0%4.6%
20232.8%5.6%
20243.0%7.0%
20252.9%8.8%
YearGenerationShareWorld shareCapacity
2025 400 GWh 2.9% 8.8% 190 MW
2024 400 GWh 3.0% 7.0% 180 MW
2023 350 GWh 2.8% 5.6% 170 MW
2022 350 GWh 3.0% 4.6% 170 MW
2021 350 GWh 3.2% 3.7% 170 MW
2020 330 GWh 3.2% 3.2% 120 MW
2019 190 GWh 1.8% 2.6% 70 MW
2018 130 GWh 1.3% 2.2% 70 MW
2017 10.0 GWh 0.1% 1.8% 10 MW
2016 10.0 GWh 0.1% 1.3% 10 MW

Full year by year history for Bolivia

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.

Solar Generation Month by Month

Ember monthly statistics through July 2026
Bolivia monthly solar electricity generation, August 2024 to July 2026 Bolivia generated 30.0 GWh of electricity from solar in July 2026, against 30.0 GWh in July 2025. 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 2024-082025-022025-082026-02
Bolivia generated 30.0 GWh of electricity from solar in July 2026, against 30.0 GWh in July 2025.
Monthly statistics through July 2026, TWh
Bolivia monthly solar electricity generation, August 2024 to July 2026
MonthSolar
2024-0830.0 GWh
2024-0930.0 GWh
2024-1030.0 GWh
2024-1130.0 GWh
2024-1230.0 GWh
2025-0120.0 GWh
2025-0230.0 GWh
2025-0330.0 GWh
2025-0430.0 GWh
2025-0530.0 GWh
2025-0630.0 GWh
2025-0730.0 GWh
2025-0830.0 GWh
2025-0930.0 GWh
2025-1030.0 GWh
2025-1130.0 GWh
2025-1230.0 GWh
2026-0130.0 GWh
2026-0230.0 GWh
2026-0330.0 GWh
2026-0430.0 GWh
2026-0530.0 GWh
2026-0630.0 GWh
2026-0730.0 GWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of July 2026. Monthly figures for Bolivia can differ slightly from the annual totals.