Colombia vs Switzerland: Renewable energy electricity output
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Colombia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 47,095 GWh against 41,111 GWh in Switzerland, a difference of 5,984 GWh.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Colombia ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 230 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,523 GWh | 34,662 GWh | 4,139 GWh | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 39,395 GWh | 36,185 GWh | 3,210 GWh | Colombia |
| 2010s | 48,961 GWh | 39,079 GWh | 9,882 GWh | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Colombia or Switzerland?
- Colombia, at 47,095 GWh against 41,111 GWh in Switzerland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Colombia and Switzerland?
- 5,984 GWh, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Colombia and Switzerland rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Colombia ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 230 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
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.