Share of electricity generation from wind in Colombia
Colombia: Share of electricity generation from wind was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.2% for share of electricity generation from wind in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 103rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -37.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +48.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -83.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +453.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +200.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -33.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 46% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +453.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2023 | +200.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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 wind in Colombia?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Colombia was 0.2% 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 wind recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Colombia ranks 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.