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Electricity generation from gas in Colombia

Colombia: Electricity generation from gas was 12.43 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.43 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 37.2%
World rank
56th
of 204 countries
All-time high
19.79 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
5.76 terawatt-hours
in 2008
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from gas in Colombia, 2000–2025

51015202000201220252000: 8.2 terawatt-hours2001: 8.7 terawatt-hours2002: 8.2 terawatt-hours2003: 6.8 terawatt-hours2004: 7 terawatt-hours2005: 7.4 terawatt-hours2006: 7.4 terawatt-hours2007: 6.6 terawatt-hours2008: 5.8 terawatt-hours2009: 10.9 terawatt-hours2010: 12 terawatt-hours2011: 7.6 terawatt-hours2012: 9 terawatt-hours2013: 15.4 terawatt-hours2014: 14.2 terawatt-hours2015: 17.9 terawatt-hours2016: 15.9 terawatt-hours2017: 11 terawatt-hours2018: 11.6 terawatt-hours2019: 13.2 terawatt-hours2020: 15.2 terawatt-hours2021: 13.8 terawatt-hours2022: 13.5 terawatt-hours2023: 16.2 terawatt-hours2024: 19.8 terawatt-hours2025: 12.4 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas in Colombia is 12.43 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 37.2% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Colombia peaked at 19.79 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.76 terawatt-hours, in 2008.

Colombia ranks 56th of 204 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 7.7 terawatt-hours 5.76 terawatt-hours 10.94 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 12.78 terawatt-hours 7.64 terawatt-hours 17.95 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 15.14 terawatt-hours 12.43 terawatt-hours 19.79 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 53 Jordan 14.67 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 54 Chile 13.54 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 55 Syria 13 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 57 Myanmar 10 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 58 Trinidad and Tobago 9.5 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 59 Romania 9.32 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from gas in Colombia?
Electricity generation from gas in Colombia was 12.43 terawatt-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 gas recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 19.79 terawatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.76 terawatt-hours in 2008.
How does Colombia rank for electricity generation from gas?
Colombia ranks 56th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas
Unit
terawatt-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
209 places, 6,056 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.