Colombia vs Italy: Share of primary energy from renewables
Colombia
18.6%
in 2025
Italy
15.5%
in 2025
Colombia rank
13th
Italy rank
16th
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Colombia
- Italy
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 18.6% against 15.5% in Italy, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Colombia ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 7.0% | 2.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 4.3% | 6.3% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 4.2% | 8.5% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 5.4% | 9.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.6% | 2.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.2% | 1.7% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Colombia or Italy?
- Colombia, at 18.6% against 15.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Colombia and Italy?
- 3.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.