Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Colombia
Colombia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 69.6 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Colombia is 69.6 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Colombia peaked at 69.6 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.62 terawatt-hours, in 1992.
Colombia ranks 25th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.48 terawatt-hours | 22.62 terawatt-hours | 35.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.02 terawatt-hours | 31.99 terawatt-hours | 46.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.75 terawatt-hours | 42.47 terawatt-hours | 62.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.67 terawatt-hours | 50.79 terawatt-hours | 69.6 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Colombia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 53.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 42.09 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.80 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.75 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Colombia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Colombia was 69.6 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.62 terawatt-hours in 1992.
- How does Colombia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.