Colombia vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Colombia
25.0%
in 2025
USSR
12.5%
in 1984
Colombia rank
4th
USSR rank
1st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- USSR
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 25.0% against 12.5% in USSR, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 68 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 2.0% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 6.3% | 3.1% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 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 USSR?
- Colombia, at 25.0% against 12.5% in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Colombia and USSR?
- 12.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Colombia and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 4th and USSR 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.