Colombia vs Guatemala: Energy intensity

Colombia
0.6915 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Guatemala
0.6557 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Colombia rank
127th
Guatemala rank
128th

Energy intensity over time

  • Colombia
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.6915 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.6557 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0358 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 128th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8984 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3891 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5093 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
1990s 0.8226 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4859 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3367 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
2000s 0.7165 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5895 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.127 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
2010s 0.7178 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6009 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1169 kilowatt-hours per dollar Colombia
2020s 0.6902 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6924 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0022 kilowatt-hours per dollar Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Colombia or Guatemala?
Colombia, at 0.6915 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.6557 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Colombia and Guatemala?
0.0358 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for energy intensity?
Colombia ranks 127th and Guatemala ranks 128th 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.