Colombia vs India: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Colombia
-37.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
-22.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
73rd
India rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports -22.46 terawatt-hours against -37.26 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 14.8 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and India ranks 70th of 76 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.63 terawatt-hours | 32.69 terawatt-hours | 28.06 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 32.26 terawatt-hours | 28.49 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 4.1 terawatt-hours | 92.85 terawatt-hours | 88.75 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 131.27 terawatt-hours | 127.54 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 6.09 terawatt-hours | 230.88 terawatt-hours | 224.79 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 12.85 terawatt-hours | 280.73 terawatt-hours | 267.89 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | -1.35 terawatt-hours | 287.74 terawatt-hours | 289.09 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Colombia or India?
- India, at -22.46 terawatt-hours against -37.26 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Colombia and India?
- 14.8 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and India ranks 70th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.