Colombia vs Germany: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Colombia
-20.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
-24.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
73rd
Germany rank
74th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Colombia
- Germany
How they compare
Colombia currently reports -20.87 terawatt-hours against -24.56 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 3.69 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and Germany ranks 74th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3925 terawatt-hours | -28.38 terawatt-hours | 28.77 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.1979 terawatt-hours | -14.92 terawatt-hours | 15.12 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 1.95 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | -1.15 terawatt-hours | -68.45 terawatt-hours | 67.3 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -12.13 terawatt-hours | 13.95 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6141 terawatt-hours | -21.01 terawatt-hours | 21.62 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | -2.39 terawatt-hours | -34.84 terawatt-hours | 32.45 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, Colombia or Germany?
- Colombia, at -20.87 terawatt-hours against -24.56 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Colombia and Germany?
- 3.69 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Germany rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and Germany ranks 74th 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.