Electricity generation from gas in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity generation from gas was 12.43 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Colombia, 2000–2025
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 57th of 207 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 gas in Colombia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.25 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 8.69 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 8.18 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 6.83 terawatt-hours | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 7.01 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.4 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 7.38 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.57 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 5.76 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 10.94 terawatt-hours | +89.9% |
| 2010 | 11.97 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 7.64 terawatt-hours | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 8.99 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 15.36 terawatt-hours | +70.9% |
| 2014 | 14.24 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 17.95 terawatt-hours | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 15.9 terawatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 11.01 terawatt-hours | -30.8% |
| 2018 | 11.62 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 13.16 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 15.19 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 13.76 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 13.49 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.19 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 19.79 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2025 | 12.43 terawatt-hours | -37.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 12.43 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75 terawatt-hours, 4.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 57th out of 207 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.