Share of electricity generation from coal in Colombia
Colombia: Share of electricity generation from coal was 6.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from coal in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from coal in Colombia is 6.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 51.3% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Colombia peaked at 12.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 55th of 210 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.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -38.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +54.2% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +44.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +78.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -55.1% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +75.7% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +18.3% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -51.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 6.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 739.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.6% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 5.3% | 12.6% | 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 share of electricity generation from coal in Colombia?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Colombia was 6.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.