Colombia vs Iceland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Colombia
-34.7%
in 2025
Iceland
-26.7%
in 2025
Colombia rank
73rd
Iceland rank
70th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Colombia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -26.7% against -34.7% in Colombia, a difference of 8.0%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and Iceland ranks 70th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | -25.0% | 26.9% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 833.0% | 831.7% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 18.5% | 13.6% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 3.4% | 11.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -1.9% | 0.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Colombia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at -26.7% against -34.7% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Colombia and Iceland?
- 8.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Iceland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and Iceland ranks 70th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.