Colombia vs France: Primary energy from hydropower
Colombia
68.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
57.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
12th
France rank
13th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 68.11 terawatt-hours against 57.61 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 10.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Colombia ranks 12th and France ranks 13th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 49.57 terawatt-hours | 45.13 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 9.19 terawatt-hours | 57.81 terawatt-hours | 48.62 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 66.55 terawatt-hours | 47.47 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 30.07 terawatt-hours | 66.16 terawatt-hours | 36.1 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 38.39 terawatt-hours | 60.56 terawatt-hours | 22.16 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 48.56 terawatt-hours | 58.34 terawatt-hours | 9.78 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 59.52 terawatt-hours | 57.9 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Colombia or France?
- Colombia, at 68.11 terawatt-hours against 57.61 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Colombia and France?
- 10.5 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 12th and France ranks 13th 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 hydropower. 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.