Colombia vs Ghana: Energy intensity

Colombia
0.6915 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Ghana
0.6978 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Colombia rank
127th
Ghana rank
125th

Energy intensity over time

  • Colombia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.6978 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.6915 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Colombia, a difference of 0.0063 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 125th of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8984 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6641 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2343 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
1990s 0.8226 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6443 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1783 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
2000s 0.7165 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5915 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1251 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
2010s 0.7178 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6163 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1015 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
2020s 0.6902 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7112 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.021 kilowatt-hours per dollar Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Colombia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.6978 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.6915 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Colombia and Ghana?
0.0063 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for energy intensity?
Colombia ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 125th of 165 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 Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.