Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 72.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Colombia stood at 72.1%.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Colombia peaked at 82.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2024.
That places Colombia 27th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.6% | — |
| 1991 | 75.0% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 75.3% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 78.8% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 72.1% | +19.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 72.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 7.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 72.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 6.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 67.6% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 71.8% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 61.8% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 60.2% | 75.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 24 Costa Rica 74.3% compare
- 25 Angola 73.1% compare
- 26 Malawi 72.5% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 71.7% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 70.5% compare
- 30 Iceland 69.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 8.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Colombia?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Colombia was 72.1% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.