Electricity production from natural gas sources in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 19.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 19.3% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Colombia peaked at 23.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 70th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.4% | — |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +72.6% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +85.8% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -37.8% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -32.9% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 11.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 10.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 12.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Colombia?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Colombia was 19.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.