Colombia vs Zimbabwe: Coal consumption
Colombia
39.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
37.2 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Colombia rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Coal consumption over time
- Colombia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 39.32 terawatt-hours against 37.2 terawatt-hours in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 220 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.52 terawatt-hours | 24.35 terawatt-hours | 10.17 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 34.79 terawatt-hours | 32.76 terawatt-hours | 2.03 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 33.88 terawatt-hours | 25.21 terawatt-hours | 8.67 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 54.55 terawatt-hours | 21.76 terawatt-hours | 32.79 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 50.07 terawatt-hours | 24.8 terawatt-hours | 25.27 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Colombia or Zimbabwe?
- Colombia, at 39.32 terawatt-hours against 37.2 terawatt-hours in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Colombia and Zimbabwe?
- 2.12 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Zimbabwe rank globally for coal consumption?
- Colombia ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.