Colombia vs Portugal: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Colombia
1,275 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,428 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
17th
Portugal rank
15th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Colombia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,428 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,275 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia, a difference of 153 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Colombia ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 15th of 80 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 594.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 364.41 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 392.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 842.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 449.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 652.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 846.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 193.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 846.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 979.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 133.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 916.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 951.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,031 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 62.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,143 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,158 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Colombia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,428 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,275 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Colombia and Portugal?
- 153 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 15th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.