Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Colombia or Guatemala?

Guatemala, at 273,673 TJ against 251,834 TJ in Colombia as of 2015.

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

21,839 TJ, with Guatemala ahead.

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

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.

Colombia vs Guatemala: Renewable energy consumption

Colombia

251,834 TJ

in 2015

Guatemala

273,673 TJ

in 2015

Colombia rank

42nd

Guatemala rank

39th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Colombia
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 273,673 TJ against 251,834 TJ in Colombia, a difference of 21,839 TJ.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 42nd and Guatemala ranks 39th of 233 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1990s	270,364 TJ	132,949 TJ	137,415 TJ	Colombia
2000s	245,466 TJ	157,714 TJ	87,752 TJ	Colombia
2010s	260,484 TJ	248,590 TJ	11,894 TJ	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Colombia or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 273,673 TJ against 251,834 TJ in Colombia as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Colombia and Guatemala?: 21,839 TJ, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Colombia ranks 42nd and Guatemala ranks 39th 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