Colombia vs Switzerland: Renewable electricity generation by source

Colombia
0.15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
0.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
84th
Switzerland rank
85th

Renewable electricity generation by source over time

  • Colombia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.15 terawatt-hours against 0.14 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Colombia ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0009 terawatt-hours 0.0009 terawatt-hours Switzerland
2000s 0.032 terawatt-hours 0.009 terawatt-hours 0.023 terawatt-hours Colombia
2010s 0.048 terawatt-hours 0.101 terawatt-hours 0.053 terawatt-hours Switzerland
2020s 0.11 terawatt-hours 0.155 terawatt-hours 0.045 terawatt-hours Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Colombia or Switzerland?
Colombia, at 0.15 terawatt-hours against 0.14 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Colombia and Switzerland?
0.01 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Switzerland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Switzerland rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
Colombia ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable electricity generation by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,974 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.