Colombia vs Netherlands: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Colombia
94.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
77.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
46th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Colombia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 94.13 terawatt-hours against 77.69 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 16.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Colombia ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 46th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Netherlands | 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 | 0.0137 terawatt-hours | 6.88 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1950s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 5.39 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1960s | 10.87 terawatt-hours | 49.74 terawatt-hours | 38.87 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 17.11 terawatt-hours | 668.44 terawatt-hours | 651.34 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 34.81 terawatt-hours | 677.61 terawatt-hours | 642.8 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 46.33 terawatt-hours | 702.6 terawatt-hours | 656.28 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 68.86 terawatt-hours | 650.11 terawatt-hours | 581.25 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 118.82 terawatt-hours | 534.29 terawatt-hours | 415.47 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 116.71 terawatt-hours | 131.75 terawatt-hours | 15.05 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Colombia or Netherlands?
- Colombia, at 94.13 terawatt-hours against 77.69 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Colombia and Netherlands?
- 16.44 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Netherlands rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Colombia ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 46th 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.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.