Electricity demand per person in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity demand per person was 1,715 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Colombia is 1,715 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Colombia peaked at 1,715 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,082 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Colombia 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,161 kilowatt-hours | 1,082 kilowatt-hours | 1,258 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,516 kilowatt-hours | 1,327 kilowatt-hours | 1,651 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,645 kilowatt-hours | 1,556 kilowatt-hours | 1,715 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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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)
- Fuel exports 45.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.8% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 59.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Colombia?
- Electricity demand per person in Colombia was 1,715 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,715 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,082 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Colombia ranks 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.