Colombia vs Egypt: Share of primary energy from solar
Colombia
0.9%
in 2025
Egypt
0.8%
in 2025
Colombia rank
47th
Egypt rank
49th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 47th and Egypt ranks 49th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Colombia or Egypt?
- Colombia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Colombia ranks 47th and Egypt ranks 49th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar. 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.