Australia vs Colombia: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Australia
11.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia
16.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Colombia rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 16.36 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 4.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 8th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 0.2363 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.5977 terawatt-hours | 0.8476 terawatt-hours | 0.2499 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | 0.7473 terawatt-hours | 0.4381 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.7791 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 0.4762 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 5.92 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Australia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 16.36 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Australia and Colombia?
- 4.95 terawatt-hours, with Colombia 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 renewables?
- Australia ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 8th of 77 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 renewables. 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.