Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy from solar and wind
Colombia
4.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Colombia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.63 terawatt-hours against 3.82 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Colombia ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0359 terawatt-hours | 0.0068 terawatt-hours | 0.0291 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0641 terawatt-hours | 0.3774 terawatt-hours | 0.3134 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 0.411 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
- Colombia, at 4.63 terawatt-hours against 3.82 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.81 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Colombia ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 111 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 from solar and wind. 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.