Colombia vs Kuwait: Primary energy use by source
Colombia
0.1549 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
0.0446 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
65th
Kuwait rank
68th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Colombia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1549 terawatt-hours against 0.0446 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1103 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 3.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Colombia ranks 65th and Kuwait ranks 68th of 79 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0326 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0326 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0492 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.0484 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1088 terawatt-hours | 0.0345 terawatt-hours | 0.0743 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Colombia or Kuwait?
- Colombia, at 0.1549 terawatt-hours against 0.0446 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Colombia and Kuwait?
- 0.1103 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Kuwait rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Colombia ranks 65th and Kuwait ranks 68th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.