Andean hydro drought tightens regional power.
prob 0.40
severity 3.0 / 5 · revision 2026-05-06watch · 5 Andean grids · hydro power + rationing$ shortage country get BOL > stress_index: 0.55 WATCH > 1 events · 1 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $84.27 ▲ TTF €31.50 ▼ OPEC_SP 3.8 mb/d ● SPR_US 372.4 Mb FAO_FFPI 121.4 ▲
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Bolivia was a regional gas exporter, but its output and export revenue have fallen sharply as fields deplete without replacement. A foreign-exchange crisis is choking its ability to import fuel. It holds some of the world's largest lithium reserves, still largely undeveloped.
Bolivia faces severe drought and shrinking lakes — Lake Poopó, once its second-largest, has largely dried up.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas · depleting fieldsGas output is falling fast as mature fields deplete without new discoveries. | declining | 20days | CRITICAL |
| Refined products · importedA foreign-exchange shortage repeatedly disrupts fuel imports and causes pump queues. | very low | 15days | CRITICAL |
| Grain · commercial stocksBolivia is broadly self-sufficient in cereals and exports soybeans. | moderate | 70days | STABLE |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/BOL | jq '.stress' > 0.55