Colombia vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Colombia
4.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
4.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
51st
New Zealand rank
52nd
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Colombia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.75 terawatt-hours against 4.59 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Colombia ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 212 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0087 terawatt-hours | 0.0087 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.042 terawatt-hours | 0.558 terawatt-hours | 0.516 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.071 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Colombia or New Zealand?
- Colombia, at 4.75 terawatt-hours against 4.59 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Colombia and New Zealand?
- 0.16 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Colombia ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.