Colombia vs Indonesia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Colombia
69.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
67.21 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Indonesia rank
26th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Colombia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 69.6 terawatt-hours against 67.21 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 2.39 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 26th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.48 terawatt-hours | 10.46 terawatt-hours | 20.02 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 39.02 terawatt-hours | 22.48 terawatt-hours | 16.53 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 51.75 terawatt-hours | 37.89 terawatt-hours | 13.86 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 57.68 terawatt-hours | 61.38 terawatt-hours | 3.7 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Colombia or Indonesia?
- Colombia, at 69.6 terawatt-hours against 67.21 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Colombia and Indonesia?
- 2.39 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 26th 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.