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Venezuela

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In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 46. Electricity from renewables: 81.7% (2021). World rank 25 of 206 (1 = best); in Americas, 5 of 44. Electricity from fossil fuels: 9.6% (2024). World rank 26 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 5 of 45. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 57% → 76.7%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 101 → 71, and home broadband per 100 people 7.9 → 12.9. Better than all its neighbours (Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana): access to electricity, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana): using the internet.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
76.7% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
71 2024
Home broadband per 100 people
12.9 2024
Internet domain
.ve

Energy

Access to electricity
100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
2,362 2024
Renewable share of energy use
33.7% 2021
Electricity from renewables
81.7% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
9.6% 2024
Mains voltage
120 V
Plug types
A, B

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
1,783,667 2023
Airports
509 2025
Railways, km
447 2014

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
0.3% 2014
Researchers per million people
180 2023
Scientific articles per year
475 2023
Patent applications by residents
63 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports
No data