Austria vs Colombia: Share of primary energy from coal
Austria
8.7%
in 2025
Colombia
7.9%
in 2025
Austria rank
32nd
Colombia rank
34th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Austria
- Colombia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8.7% against 7.9% in Colombia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 32nd and Colombia ranks 34th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.2% | 23.3% | 8.9% | Austria |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 18.6% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 14.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 1.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 13.0% | 2.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.8% | 0.8% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Austria or Colombia?
- Austria, at 8.7% against 7.9% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Austria and Colombia?
- 0.8%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Colombia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Colombia rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Austria ranks 32nd and Colombia ranks 34th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.