Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 22.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 22.1% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2025.
That represents a change of down 36.5% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Colombia peaked at 36.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.
That places Colombia 167th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.6% | — |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -27.9% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +69.6% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +39.4% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -36.2% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -36.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 22.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 28% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 22.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 28% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 17.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 18.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 22.1% | 34.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2025)
- Gas production 94.13 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 94.13 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Colombia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Colombia was 22.1% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Colombia ranks 167th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.