Colombia vs Romania: Electricity generation from coal
Colombia
5.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
6.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
40th
Romania rank
37th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Colombia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 6.68 terawatt-hours against 5.53 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 1.15 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Colombia ranks 40th and Romania ranks 37th of 207 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.68 terawatt-hours | 22.35 terawatt-hours | 19.67 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.02 terawatt-hours | 18.31 terawatt-hours | 13.29 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.42 terawatt-hours | 8.71 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Colombia or Romania?
- Romania, at 6.68 terawatt-hours against 5.53 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Colombia and Romania?
- 1.15 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Colombia ranks 40th and Romania ranks 37th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.