Colombia vs France: Electricity generation from hydropower
Colombia
62.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
59.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
13th
France rank
14th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 62.5 terawatt-hours against 59.41 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 3.09 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Colombia ranks 13th and France ranks 14th of 215 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 49.57 terawatt-hours | 45.13 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 9.19 terawatt-hours | 57.81 terawatt-hours | 48.62 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 66.55 terawatt-hours | 47.47 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 30.07 terawatt-hours | 64.65 terawatt-hours | 34.59 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 38.46 terawatt-hours | 59.03 terawatt-hours | 20.57 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 50.07 terawatt-hours | 59.09 terawatt-hours | 9.02 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 55.58 terawatt-hours | 59.01 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Colombia or France?
- Colombia, at 62.5 terawatt-hours against 59.41 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Colombia and France?
- 3.09 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 13th and France ranks 14th of 215 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. 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.