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Electricity generation from coal per person in Colombia

Colombia: Electricity generation from coal per person was 103.51 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
103.51 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
58th
of 207 countries
All-time high
211.96 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
44.77 kilowatt-hours
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from coal per person in Colombia, 2000–2025

501001502002000201220252000: 53.2 kilowatt-hours2001: 56.2 kilowatt-hours2002: 53.8 kilowatt-hours2003: 68.6 kilowatt-hours2004: 44.8 kilowatt-hours2005: 55.3 kilowatt-hours2006: 66.5 kilowatt-hours2007: 78.4 kilowatt-hours2008: 66.7 kilowatt-hours2009: 94.2 kilowatt-hours2010: 90.2 kilowatt-hours2011: 49.7 kilowatt-hours2012: 73.5 kilowatt-hours2013: 130.9 kilowatt-hours2014: 117.3 kilowatt-hours2015: 150.3 kilowatt-hours2016: 130.3 kilowatt-hours2017: 65.4 kilowatt-hours2018: 92.2 kilowatt-hours2019: 162.9 kilowatt-hours2020: 180.1 kilowatt-hours2021: 86.7 kilowatt-hours2022: 96.8 kilowatt-hours2023: 175.8 kilowatt-hours2024: 212 kilowatt-hours2025: 103.5 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation from coal per person in Colombia stood at 103.51 kilowatt-hours.

That represents a change of down 51.2% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Colombia peaked at 211.96 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.77 kilowatt-hours, in 2004.

Colombia ranks 58th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.78 kilowatt-hours 44.77 kilowatt-hours 94.19 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 106.27 kilowatt-hours 49.71 kilowatt-hours 162.9 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 142.5 kilowatt-hours 86.74 kilowatt-hours 211.96 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 55 Pakistan 113.28 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 56 Panama 110.73 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 57 Tajikistan 106.61 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 59 Zambia 99.93 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 60 Singapore 97.09 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 61 New Zealand 93.3 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from coal per person in Colombia?
Electricity generation from coal per person in Colombia was 103.51 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 211.96 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.77 kilowatt-hours in 2004.
How does Colombia rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
Colombia ranks 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from coal per person rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 6,072 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.