Colombia vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Colombia
16.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
8th
Japan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Colombia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.34 terawatt-hours against 16.36 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 2.98 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Colombia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.6535 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.8476 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.7915 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7473 terawatt-hours | 0.486 terawatt-hours | 0.2613 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 7.41 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 15.45 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Colombia or Japan?
- Japan, at 19.34 terawatt-hours against 16.36 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Colombia and Japan?
- 2.98 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Colombia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th 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.