Colombia vs Ecuador: Primary energy from renewables per person
Colombia
1,724 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador
1,640 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
44th
Ecuador rank
45th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador, a difference of 84 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 44th and Ecuador ranks 45th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 54.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 175.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 405.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 327.55 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 679.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 306.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 373.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 881.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 516.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 365.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 976.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 602.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 374.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 994.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 310.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.59 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 84 kilowatt-hours per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Colombia ranks 44th and Ecuador ranks 45th 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.