Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Colombia stood at 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Colombia peaked at 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1951 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Colombia ranks 46th of 76 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 | 0.2298 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1951 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.268 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.4052 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2908 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5453 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6791 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5581 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.869 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.882 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6905 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9768 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8268 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 43 Taiwan 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 44 North Macedonia 2.05 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Malaysia 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Ecuador 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Israel 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Thailand 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Colombia?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Colombia was 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1951 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.