Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.736 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 35.3%
World rank
46th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.45 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.3694 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2005
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 35.3% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Colombia peaked at 1.45 kilowatt-hours per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3694 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2005.
That places Colombia 46th out of 78 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.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.29 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9516 kilowatt-hours per person | -24.1% |
| 1972 | 0.966 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9615 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.07 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.45 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5728 kilowatt-hours per person | -55.3% |
| 1991 | 0.706 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +64.0% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8924 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.9% |
| 1997 | 1.04 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9699 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7612 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8042 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7796 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6314 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6895 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5945 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3694 kilowatt-hours per person | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 kilowatt-hours per person | +181.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9028 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 1.07 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 1 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9273 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.07 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9378 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7364 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9567 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person | -35.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person, 3.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita 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 | +181.1% | 0.3694 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.04 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9516 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9796 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5728 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8063 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3694 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9273 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9276 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 43 Belarus 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 44 Greece 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Brazil 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Croatia 0.6922 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Singapore 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Bangladesh 0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Colombia?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Colombia was 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 kilowatt-hours per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3694 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.