Colombia vs Ecuador: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Colombia
25.0%
in 2025
Ecuador
24.4%
in 2025
Colombia rank
4th
Ecuador rank
5th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 25.0% against 24.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 5th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 1.5% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 25.3% | 17.9% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 4.5% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.4% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 11.1% | 7.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 1.9% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 25.0% against 24.4% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.6%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 5th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.