Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Colombia
0.9%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2025
Colombia rank
57th
Saudi Arabia rank
60th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Colombia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Saudi Arabia ranks 60th of 110 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Colombia or Saudi Arabia?
- Colombia, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Saudi Arabia ranks 60th of 110 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 solar and wind. 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.