Colombia vs Peru: Primary energy from solar per person
Colombia
83.75 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
74.04 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
61st
Peru rank
63rd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 83.75 kilowatt-hours per person against 74.04 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru, a difference of 9.71 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Peru ranks 63rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 0.0804 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0804 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.2995 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 31.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 83.75 kilowatt-hours per person against 74.04 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Colombia and Peru?
- 9.71 kilowatt-hours per person, with Colombia 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 primary energy from solar per person?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Peru ranks 63rd 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 solar 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.