Colombia vs Sweden: Electricity generation from hydropower
Colombia
62.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
68.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 68.24 terawatt-hours against 62.5 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 5.74 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 41.91 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 9.19 terawatt-hours | 54.92 terawatt-hours | 45.73 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 65.05 terawatt-hours | 45.98 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 30.07 terawatt-hours | 67.94 terawatt-hours | 37.88 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 38.46 terawatt-hours | 67.33 terawatt-hours | 28.86 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 50.07 terawatt-hours | 66.69 terawatt-hours | 16.62 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 55.58 terawatt-hours | 69.2 terawatt-hours | 13.62 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Colombia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 68.24 terawatt-hours against 62.5 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Colombia and Sweden?
- 5.74 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.