Canada vs Colombia: Coal production
Canada
302.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia
383.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
Colombia rank
10th
Coal production over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 383.04 terawatt-hours against 302.64 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 80.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and Colombia ranks 10th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 63.73 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 63.73 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1910s | 104.72 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 104.72 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1920s | 134.29 terawatt-hours | 0.1628 terawatt-hours | 134.12 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1930s | 108.3 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 106.48 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1940s | 137.46 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | 133.28 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1950s | 121.44 terawatt-hours | 13.51 terawatt-hours | 107.93 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1960s | 89.43 terawatt-hours | 24.17 terawatt-hours | 65.26 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 211.43 terawatt-hours | 28.22 terawatt-hours | 183.21 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 357.75 terawatt-hours | 74.95 terawatt-hours | 282.8 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 483.68 terawatt-hours | 209.56 terawatt-hours | 274.13 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 413.65 terawatt-hours | 454.5 terawatt-hours | 40.85 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 388.38 terawatt-hours | 694.76 terawatt-hours | 306.38 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 327.62 terawatt-hours | 482.31 terawatt-hours | 154.7 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 383.04 terawatt-hours against 302.64 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Canada and Colombia?
- 80.4 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for coal production?
- Canada ranks 12th and Colombia ranks 10th of 219 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 Coal production. 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.