Colombia vs Turkey: Primary energy from hydropower
Colombia
68.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
57.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
12th
Turkey rank
14th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- Turkey
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 68.11 terawatt-hours against 57.44 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 10.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 14th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.19 terawatt-hours | 5.73 terawatt-hours | 3.46 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 15.23 terawatt-hours | 3.85 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 30.07 terawatt-hours | 32.97 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 38.39 terawatt-hours | 35.89 terawatt-hours | 2.51 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 48.56 terawatt-hours | 60.34 terawatt-hours | 11.79 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 59.52 terawatt-hours | 66.19 terawatt-hours | 6.67 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Colombia or Turkey?
- Colombia, at 68.11 terawatt-hours against 57.44 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Colombia and Turkey?
- 10.67 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Turkey rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 14th 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.