Colombia vs Qatar: Primary energy from solar
Colombia
4.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
3.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
43rd
Qatar rank
46th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Colombia
- Qatar
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.47 terawatt-hours against 3.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.99 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.
Colombia ranks 43rd and Qatar ranks 46th of 77 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Qatar | 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 | 0.0033 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0033 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0149 terawatt-hours | 0.0052 terawatt-hours | 0.0097 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 0.3882 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Colombia or Qatar?
- Colombia, at 4.47 terawatt-hours against 3.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Colombia and Qatar?
- 0.99 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Qatar rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Colombia ranks 43rd and Qatar ranks 46th of 77 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. 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.