Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Colombia
Colombia: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 27.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Colombia stood at 27.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Colombia peaked at 37.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1997.
That places Colombia 86th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4% | — |
| 1991 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 32.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -4.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 27.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 27.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 25.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 28.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.7% | 31.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 29.3% compare
- 84 Switzerland 28.6% compare
- 85 Fiji 28.5% compare
- 87 Philippines 27.3% compare
- 88 Venezuela 27.2% compare
- 89 Serbia 27.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 8.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Colombia?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Colombia was 27.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1997.
- How does Colombia rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).