Colombia vs Venezuela: Electricity generation from hydropower
Colombia
62.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
73 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Colombia rank
12th
Venezuela rank
10th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 73 terawatt-hours against 62.5 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 10.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 12th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 2.37 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.19 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | 0.4278 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 23.13 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 30.07 terawatt-hours | 50.86 terawatt-hours | 20.8 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 38.46 terawatt-hours | 72.81 terawatt-hours | 34.35 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 50.07 terawatt-hours | 69.65 terawatt-hours | 19.57 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 54.19 terawatt-hours | 66.14 terawatt-hours | 11.94 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Colombia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 73 terawatt-hours against 62.5 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Colombia and Venezuela?
- 10.5 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Venezuela rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 12th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.