Colombia vs India: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Colombia
21.6%
in 2025
India
20.8%
in 2025
Colombia rank
13th
India rank
15th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 21.6% against 20.8% in India, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 13th and India ranks 15th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 6.9% | 3.0% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 2.0% | 5.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | India |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 6.7% | 3.4% | India |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 8.5% | 4.3% | India |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 9.9% | 4.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Colombia or India?
- Colombia, at 21.6% against 20.8% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Colombia and India?
- 0.8%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Colombia ranks 13th and India ranks 15th of 80 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 renewables. 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.