Colombia vs Peru: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
7.54 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
7.76 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
71st
Peru rank
70th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 7.76 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.22 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 71st and Peru ranks 70th of 76 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6404 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7396 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 Peru?
- Peru, at 7.76 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.22 kilowatt-hours per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 71st and Peru ranks 70th 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.