Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Argentina or Colombia?

Colombia, at 251,834 TJ against 239,471 TJ in Argentina as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Argentina and Colombia?

12,363 TJ, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Colombia: Renewable energy consumption

Argentina

239,471 TJ

in 2015

Colombia

251,834 TJ

in 2015

Argentina rank

44th

Colombia rank

42nd

Renewable energy consumption over time

Argentina
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 251,834 TJ against 239,471 TJ in Argentina, a difference of 12,363 TJ.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Argentina ranks 44th and Colombia ranks 42nd of 233 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	154,616 TJ	270,364 TJ	115,748 TJ	Colombia
2000s	194,224 TJ	245,466 TJ	51,242 TJ	Colombia
2010s	229,138 TJ	260,484 TJ	31,346 TJ	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Argentina or Colombia?: Colombia, at 251,834 TJ against 239,471 TJ in Argentina as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Argentina and Colombia?: 12,363 TJ, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Argentina ranks 44th and Colombia ranks 42nd of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste