Canada vs Colombia: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Canada
11.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia
16.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Colombia rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 16.36 terawatt-hours against 11.33 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 5.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Colombia ranks 8th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 7.66 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.76 terawatt-hours | 0.8476 terawatt-hours | 8.91 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 3.91 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 0.7473 terawatt-hours | 6.53 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 2.52 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.29 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5907 terawatt-hours | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 16.36 terawatt-hours against 11.33 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Canada and Colombia?
- 5.03 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 10th 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.