Number of people with and without electricity access in Colombia
Colombia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 52.30 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 52.30 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Colombia peaked at 52.30 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.16 million people, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 24th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.16 million people | — |
| 1991 | 30.40 million people | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 31.10 million people | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 31.83 million people | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 32.57 million people | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 32.65 million people | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.02 million people | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 34.74 million people | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 35.48 million people | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 36.20 million people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 37.21 million people | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 39.11 million people | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 38.27 million people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 38.93 million people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 39.59 million people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 40.78 million people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 40.86 million people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.51 million people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 42.36 million people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 42.54 million people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.34 million people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 43.77 million people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 44.34 million people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.14 million people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 45.54 million people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.12 million people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 46.68 million people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 47.41 million people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.29 million people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 49.61 million people | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 50.48 million people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 51.19 million people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 51.74 million people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.64 million people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 52.30 million people | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.82 million people | 29.16 million people | 36.20 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.12 million people | 37.21 million people | 42.54 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.02 million people | 43.34 million people | 49.61 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.47 million people | 50.48 million people | 52.30 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.8% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Colombia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Colombia was 52.30 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.30 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.16 million people in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.