Colombia vs Ecuador: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
1.72 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador
1.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
49th
Ecuador rank
50th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.08 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 49th and Ecuador ranks 50th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2298 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0545 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1754 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.4052 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0777 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3276 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.6791 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.306 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3731 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.882 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5163 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3657 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.9768 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6022 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3747 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.994 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.311 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0096 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.08 kilowatt-hours per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 49th and Ecuador ranks 50th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.