Colombia vs France: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Colombia
16.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
29.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
10th
France rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 29.67 terawatt-hours against 16.36 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 13.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.8 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and France ranks 7th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 4.37 terawatt-hours | 3.9 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 0.8476 terawatt-hours | 12.49 terawatt-hours | 11.64 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 78.12 terawatt-hours | 76.75 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 0.7473 terawatt-hours | 30.57 terawatt-hours | 29.82 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 5.7 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 0.1681 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Colombia or France?
- France, at 29.67 terawatt-hours against 16.36 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Colombia and France?
- 13.31 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Colombia ranks 10th and France ranks 7th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.