Colombia vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Colombia
13.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
5.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
4th
Norway rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- Norway
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 13.62 terawatt-hours against 5.6 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 8.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Norway ranks 6th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 1.98 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.7821 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 2.35 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.6919 terawatt-hours | 0.3052 terawatt-hours | 0.3867 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.7137 terawatt-hours | 0.3831 terawatt-hours | 0.3306 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.28 terawatt-hours | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Colombia or Norway?
- Colombia, at 13.62 terawatt-hours against 5.6 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Colombia and Norway?
- 8.02 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 4th and Norway ranks 6th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.