Colombia vs Switzerland: Renewable energy
Colombia
6.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
6.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
35th
Switzerland rank
32nd
Renewable energy over time
- Colombia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 6.9 terawatt-hours against 6.3 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 0.6 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Colombia ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.3045 terawatt-hours | 0.1167 terawatt-hours | 0.1879 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.76 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.4945 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 0.4615 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 5.14 terawatt-hours | 4.94 terawatt-hours | 0.2036 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 5.84 terawatt-hours | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 0.6044 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Colombia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 6.9 terawatt-hours against 6.3 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Colombia and Switzerland?
- 0.6 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 renewable energy?
- Colombia ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 80 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 Renewable energy. 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.