Argentina vs Colombia: Primary energy from renewables per person
Argentina
1,580 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia
1,724 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
47th
Colombia rank
44th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,580 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina, a difference of 144 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Argentina ranks 47th and Colombia ranks 44th of 79 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 229.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 172.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 186.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 405.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 218.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 602.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 679.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 76.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 668.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 881.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 213.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 924.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 976.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 52.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1,160 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 144.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1,383 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 108.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,580 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Argentina and Colombia?
- 144 kilowatt-hours per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Argentina ranks 47th and Colombia ranks 44th of 79 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 Primary energy from renewables per person. 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.