Colombia vs Iran: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Colombia
1.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
1.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
33rd
Iran rank
30th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Colombia
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.23 terawatt-hours against 1.17 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Colombia ranks 33rd and Iran ranks 30th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | -0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0132 terawatt-hours | 0.051 terawatt-hours | 0.0378 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.7238 terawatt-hours | 0.282 terawatt-hours | 0.4417 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Colombia or Iran?
- Iran, at 1.23 terawatt-hours against 1.17 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Colombia and Iran?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Colombia ranks 33rd and Iran ranks 30th 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 solar. 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.