Argentina vs Colombia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Argentina
63.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia
69.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
27th
Colombia rank
25th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 69.6 terawatt-hours against 63.72 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 5.88 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 25th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.54 terawatt-hours | 30.48 terawatt-hours | 0.058 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 41.54 terawatt-hours | 39.02 terawatt-hours | 2.53 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2010s | 40.57 terawatt-hours | 51.75 terawatt-hours | 11.17 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 55.13 terawatt-hours | 59.67 terawatt-hours | 4.53 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 69.6 terawatt-hours against 63.72 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Argentina and Colombia?
- 5.88 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 25th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.