Australia vs Colombia: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Australia
-15.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia
-20.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
71st
Colombia rank
73rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Australia currently reports -15.12 terawatt-hours against -20.87 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 5.75 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 71st and Colombia ranks 73rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.81 terawatt-hours | 0.3925 terawatt-hours | 6.42 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.63 terawatt-hours | 0.1979 terawatt-hours | 8.43 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 11.84 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 10.46 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.35 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 16.5 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 4.92 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | -16.84 terawatt-hours | 0.6141 terawatt-hours | 17.46 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | -13.51 terawatt-hours | -2.39 terawatt-hours | 11.12 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Australia or Colombia?
- Australia, at -15.12 terawatt-hours against -20.87 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Australia and Colombia?
- 5.75 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 71st and Colombia ranks 73rd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.