Colombia vs Peru: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Colombia
20.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru
21.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
58th
Peru rank
56th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 21.97 terawatt-hours against 20.76 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 1.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Peru ranks 56th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.63 terawatt-hours | 7.14 terawatt-hours | 3.5 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 20.11 terawatt-hours | 20.58 terawatt-hours | 0.467 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2020s | 25.51 terawatt-hours | 23.57 terawatt-hours | 1.93 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 21.97 terawatt-hours against 20.76 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Colombia and Peru?
- 1.21 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Peru ranks 56th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.