Electricity production from coal sources in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity production from coal sources was 12.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from coal sources in Colombia stood at 12.4%.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Colombia peaked at 14.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 51st out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.2% | — |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | +37.8% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | -24.2% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -56.8% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +59.0% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -45.2% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +45.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +53.1% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -50.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +41.6% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +78.6% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -54.4% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +69.5% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 5.4% | 12.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Colombia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Colombia was 12.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.