Primary energy from renewables per person in Colombia
Colombia: Primary energy from renewables per person was 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from renewables per person in Colombia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary energy from renewables per person in Colombia stood at 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from renewables per person in Colombia peaked at 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 195.05 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Colombia ranks 44th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 195.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 267.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 405.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 290.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 545.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 679.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 558.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 868.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 881.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 690.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,009 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 976.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 826.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,130 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,099 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,476 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,274 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 41 Slovakia 1,814 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 42 Malaysia 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 43 Taiwan 1,756 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Ecuador 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Israel 1,638 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Argentina 1,580 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 primary energy from renewables per person in Colombia?
- Primary energy from renewables per person in Colombia was 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.05 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from renewables per person rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.