Share of primary energy from coal in Colombia
Colombia: Share of primary energy from coal was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from coal in Colombia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.9% for share of primary energy from coal in 2025.
The figure is down 31.9% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Colombia peaked at 25.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 35th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 25.8% | — |
| 1966 | 22.9% | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 24.0% | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 21.1% | -11.7% |
| 1969 | 22.5% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 21.5% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 17.0% | -20.8% |
| 1972 | 15.2% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 16.3% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 19.3% | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 18.1% | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 17.1% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 21.4% | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -51.3% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +52.4% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +142.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -31.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 3.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +142.0% | 6.0% | 14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.3% | 21.1% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 9.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 6.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 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 share of primary energy from coal in Colombia?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Colombia was 7.9% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.