Colombia vs New Zealand: Renewable energy electricity output

Colombia
47,095 GWh
in 2015
New Zealand
35,400 GWh
in 2015
Colombia rank
21st
New Zealand rank
24th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

  • Colombia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 47,095 GWh against 35,400 GWh in New Zealand, a difference of 11,695 GWh.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

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

Colombia ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 24th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 30,523 GWh 27,022 GWh 3,501 GWh Colombia
2000s 39,395 GWh 28,294 GWh 11,100 GWh Colombia
2010s 48,961 GWh 33,414 GWh 15,547 GWh Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Colombia or New Zealand?
Colombia, at 47,095 GWh against 35,400 GWh in New Zealand as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Colombia and New Zealand?
11,695 GWh, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and New Zealand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Colombia and New Zealand rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
Colombia ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 24th of 231 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.