Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia
Colombia: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 18.6% for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia peaked at 18.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1966.
Colombia ranks 26th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 10.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.7% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Colombia was 18.6% in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1966.
- How does Colombia rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.