Electricity demand in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity demand was 91.61 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Colombia is 91.61 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Colombia peaked at 91.61 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.85 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Colombia 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Colombia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.85 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 42.97 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.1 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 45.09 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.7 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 48.2 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.55 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 53.95 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 54.08 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 55.69 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 59.44 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 60.17 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 62.35 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 72.16 terawatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 69.66 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 77.56 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 76.5 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 78.54 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 78.32 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.09 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.8 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.48 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 83.29 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 86.58 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 89.14 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 91.61 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 91.61 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 4.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 91.61 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 14.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.62 terawatt-hours | 42.85 terawatt-hours | 55.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.38 terawatt-hours | 59.44 terawatt-hours | 79.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.65 terawatt-hours | 78.8 terawatt-hours | 91.61 terawatt-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 demand in Colombia?
- Electricity demand in Colombia was 91.61 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.61 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.85 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity demand?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.