Colombia vs Suriname: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Colombia
1,170 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Suriname
1,419 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Colombia rank
34th
Suriname rank
31st
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Colombia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1,419 kilowatt-hours against 1,170 kilowatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 249 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Colombia ranks 34th and Suriname ranks 31st of 211 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 918.07 kilowatt-hours | 1,546 kilowatt-hours | 627.86 kilowatt-hours | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1,064 kilowatt-hours | 1,481 kilowatt-hours | 417.34 kilowatt-hours | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1,048 kilowatt-hours | 1,502 kilowatt-hours | 454.82 kilowatt-hours | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Colombia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1,419 kilowatt-hours against 1,170 kilowatt-hours in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Colombia and Suriname?
- 249 kilowatt-hours, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Suriname rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Colombia ranks 34th and Suriname ranks 31st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.