Colombia vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Colombia
16.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
10.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
12th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Colombia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 16.36 terawatt-hours against 10.38 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 5.98 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | -0.339 terawatt-hours | 0.8125 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.8476 terawatt-hours | 0.1047 terawatt-hours | 0.7429 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 0.0474 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.7473 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 0.4327 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 3.1 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 14.59 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 7.39 terawatt-hours | 3.76 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Colombia or United Kingdom?
- Colombia, at 16.36 terawatt-hours against 10.38 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Colombia and United Kingdom?
- 5.98 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Colombia ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 80 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 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.