Colombia vs India: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
7.54 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
6.9 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
71st
India rank
72nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 0.64 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 71st and India ranks 72nd of 76 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 4 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or India?
- Colombia, at 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and India?
- 0.64 kilowatt-hours per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 71st and India ranks 72nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.