Colombia vs Ireland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Colombia
25.0%
in 2025
Ireland
-14.8%
in 2025
Colombia rank
4th
Ireland rank
1st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- Ireland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 25.0% against -14.8% in Ireland, a difference of 39.8%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | -11.0% | 22.3% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 7.4% | -0.4% | 7.8% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 4.0% | 1.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | -3.3% | 8.1% | 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 Ireland?
- Colombia, at 25.0% against -14.8% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Colombia and Ireland?
- 39.8%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ireland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st 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.