Fossil fuel production by fuel in Colombia
Colombia: Fossil fuel production by fuel was 94.13 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
94.13 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
43rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
132.24 terawatt-hours
in 2013
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Fossil fuel production by fuel in Colombia, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 94.13 terawatt-hours for fossil fuel production by fuel in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production by fuel in Colombia peaked at 132.24 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places Colombia 43rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production by fuel in Colombia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1933 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 6.42 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 6.57 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 6.72 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 6.87 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 7.03 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 7.18 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1943 | 7.33 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 7.48 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 7.63 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 7.79 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 7.07 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 1948 | 4.38 terawatt-hours | -38.0% |
| 1949 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | +41.5% |
| 1950 | 6.41 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1951 | 6.14 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 2.56 terawatt-hours | -58.3% |
| 1953 | 6.08 terawatt-hours | +137.3% |
| 1954 | 6.84 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 1955 | 6.77 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 7.8 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1957 | 7.95 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 9.97 terawatt-hours | +25.4% |
| 1959 | 4.87 terawatt-hours | -51.1% |
| 1960 | 5.07 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1961 | 5.24 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 7.43 terawatt-hours | +42.0% |
| 1963 | 8.82 terawatt-hours | +18.6% |
| 1964 | 10.47 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 11.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 13.8 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 1967 | 14.46 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 15.23 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 16.8 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 12.49 terawatt-hours | -25.7% |
| 1971 | 13 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 15.89 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 16.46 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 17.13 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 14.92 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 15.15 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 17.17 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 22.81 terawatt-hours | +32.8% |
| 1979 | 26.06 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 27.84 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 30.52 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 32.54 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 35.75 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 36.34 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 37.07 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 36.13 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 38.07 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 36.71 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 37.1 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 39.25 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 38.86 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 39.81 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 38.97 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 40.2 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 42.15 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 45.47 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 56.74 terawatt-hours | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 64.9 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 56.93 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 57.36 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 59.39 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 59.99 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.5 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 61.35 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 64.46 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 67.65 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 72.58 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 87.19 terawatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 101.12 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 108.43 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 105.46 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 115.26 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 132.24 terawatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 123.33 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 116.1 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 119.92 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 117.53 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 123.76 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 126.18 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 124.55 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 125.66 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 124.32 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 120.61 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 110.95 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 94.13 terawatt-hours | -15.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 94.13 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6284 terawatt-hours, 149.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production by fuel in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +137.3% | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 6.08 terawatt-hours |
| 1952 | -58.3% | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours |
| 1959 | -51.1% | 9.97 terawatt-hours | 4.87 terawatt-hours |
| 1948 | -38.0% | 7.07 terawatt-hours | 4.38 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.97 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 6.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.9 terawatt-hours | 4.38 terawatt-hours | 7.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 9.97 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.87 terawatt-hours | 5.07 terawatt-hours | 16.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.11 terawatt-hours | 12.49 terawatt-hours | 26.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.81 terawatt-hours | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 38.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.33 terawatt-hours | 38.86 terawatt-hours | 64.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.86 terawatt-hours | 57.36 terawatt-hours | 101.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.82 terawatt-hours | 105.46 terawatt-hours | 132.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.71 terawatt-hours | 94.13 terawatt-hours | 125.66 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 9.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel production by fuel in Colombia?
- Fossil fuel production by fuel in Colombia was 94.13 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel production by fuel recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 132.24 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production by fuel recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Colombia rank for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Colombia ranks 43rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fossil fuel production by fuel rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel production by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.