Electricity generation from gas per person in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity generation from gas per person was 232.66 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas per person in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas per person in Colombia is 232.66 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 37.8% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in Colombia peaked at 382.16 kilowatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 131.63 kilowatt-hours, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 84th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas per person in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 211.05 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 218.84 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 202.85 kilowatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 166.84 kilowatt-hours | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 168.74 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 175.65 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 172.87 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 151.96 kilowatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 131.63 kilowatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 247.11 kilowatt-hours | +87.7% |
| 2010 | 267.32 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 168.8 kilowatt-hours | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 196.65 kilowatt-hours | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 332.82 kilowatt-hours | +69.2% |
| 2014 | 305.81 kilowatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 382.16 kilowatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 335.18 kilowatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 228.75 kilowatt-hours | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 237.03 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 263.69 kilowatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 300.02 kilowatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 268.81 kilowatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 260.74 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 309.44 kilowatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 374.2 kilowatt-hours | +20.9% |
| 2025 | 232.66 kilowatt-hours | -37.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 232.66 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.35 kilowatt-hours, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184.75 kilowatt-hours | 131.63 kilowatt-hours | 247.11 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 271.82 kilowatt-hours | 168.8 kilowatt-hours | 382.16 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.98 kilowatt-hours | 232.66 kilowatt-hours | 374.2 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas per person in Colombia?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in Colombia was 232.66 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 382.16 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.63 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Colombia ranks 84th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.