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
59th
of 211 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
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 59th of 211 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.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.21 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 56.16 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 53.81 kilowatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 68.64 kilowatt-hours | +27.6% |
| 2004 | 44.77 kilowatt-hours | -34.8% |
| 2005 | 55.31 kilowatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 66.52 kilowatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 78.41 kilowatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 66.73 kilowatt-hours | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 94.19 kilowatt-hours | +41.2% |
| 2010 | 90.22 kilowatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 49.71 kilowatt-hours | -44.9% |
| 2012 | 73.5 kilowatt-hours | +47.8% |
| 2013 | 130.87 kilowatt-hours | +78.1% |
| 2014 | 117.25 kilowatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 150.31 kilowatt-hours | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 130.28 kilowatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 65.45 kilowatt-hours | -49.8% |
| 2018 | 92.2 kilowatt-hours | +40.9% |
| 2019 | 162.9 kilowatt-hours | +76.7% |
| 2020 | 180.13 kilowatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 86.74 kilowatt-hours | -51.8% |
| 2022 | 96.83 kilowatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 175.84 kilowatt-hours | +81.6% |
| 2024 | 211.96 kilowatt-hours | +20.5% |
| 2025 | 103.51 kilowatt-hours | -51.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 103.51 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1446 kilowatt-hours, 715.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2024)
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 59th out of 211 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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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.