Colombia vs Kuwait: Primary energy use

Colombia
495.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
527.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
44th
Kuwait rank
42nd

Primary energy use over time

  • Colombia
  • Kuwait
0100200300400500196519952025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 527.02 terawatt-hours against 495.17 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 31.85 terawatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 44th and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 104.42 terawatt-hours 85.23 terawatt-hours 19.18 terawatt-hours Colombia
1970s 139.46 terawatt-hours 82.62 terawatt-hours 56.84 terawatt-hours Colombia
1980s 184.77 terawatt-hours 122.93 terawatt-hours 61.84 terawatt-hours Colombia
1990s 247.16 terawatt-hours 128.03 terawatt-hours 119.13 terawatt-hours Colombia
2000s 281.68 terawatt-hours 294.4 terawatt-hours 12.72 terawatt-hours Kuwait
2010s 424.6 terawatt-hours 445.06 terawatt-hours 20.46 terawatt-hours Kuwait
2020s 490.79 terawatt-hours 485.63 terawatt-hours 5.16 terawatt-hours Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, Colombia or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 527.02 terawatt-hours against 495.17 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use between Colombia and Kuwait?
31.85 terawatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Kuwait rank globally for primary energy use?
Colombia ranks 44th and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 218 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 Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,722 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.