Colombia vs Switzerland: Primary energy use by source
Colombia
0.1549 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
0.158 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
65th
Switzerland rank
64th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Colombia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.158 terawatt-hours against 0.1549 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 0.0031 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Colombia ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 64th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Switzerland | 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 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0326 terawatt-hours | 0.0104 terawatt-hours | 0.0222 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0492 terawatt-hours | 0.1006 terawatt-hours | 0.0514 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1088 terawatt-hours | 0.1563 terawatt-hours | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Colombia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.158 terawatt-hours against 0.1549 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Colombia and Switzerland?
- 0.0031 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Colombia ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 64th 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.