Colombia vs Iraq: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Colombia
94.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
109.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
43rd
Iraq rank
41st
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Colombia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 109.4 terawatt-hours against 94.13 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 15.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
Colombia ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 41st of 220 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 1.97 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.97 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1940s | 6.9 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 6.9 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1950s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 4.72 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1960s | 10.87 terawatt-hours | 7.8 terawatt-hours | 3.07 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 17.11 terawatt-hours | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 6.05 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 34.81 terawatt-hours | 20.75 terawatt-hours | 14.06 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 46.33 terawatt-hours | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 18.49 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 68.86 terawatt-hours | 30.9 terawatt-hours | 37.96 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 118.82 terawatt-hours | 83.24 terawatt-hours | 35.58 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 116.71 terawatt-hours | 95.46 terawatt-hours | 21.25 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Colombia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 109.4 terawatt-hours against 94.13 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Colombia and Iraq?
- 15.27 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Iraq rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Colombia ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 41st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.