Chile vs Colombia: Coal consumption
Chile
44.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia
39.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
35th
Colombia rank
37th
Coal consumption over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 44.41 terawatt-hours against 39.32 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 5.09 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 35th and Colombia ranks 37th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.87 terawatt-hours | 24.19 terawatt-hours | 10.32 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 11.86 terawatt-hours | 24.72 terawatt-hours | 12.86 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 14.12 terawatt-hours | 34.52 terawatt-hours | 20.4 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 33.49 terawatt-hours | 34.79 terawatt-hours | 1.3 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 37.41 terawatt-hours | 33.88 terawatt-hours | 3.53 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 80.83 terawatt-hours | 54.55 terawatt-hours | 26.29 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 57.06 terawatt-hours | 48.28 terawatt-hours | 8.78 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 44.41 terawatt-hours against 39.32 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Chile and Colombia?
- 5.09 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for coal consumption?
- Chile ranks 35th and Colombia ranks 37th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.