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.
Electricity demand per person in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,096 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,082 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,094 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,101 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,148 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,144 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,208 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1,248 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,236 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,258 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,327 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,329 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,364 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,564 kilowatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 1,496 kilowatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,651 kilowatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1,613 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,632 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,598 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,585 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,556 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,650 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 1,610 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,655 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,686 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,715 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,715 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 66% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,715 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 63% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2024)
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.