Renewable energy consumption in Colombia
Colombia: Renewable energy consumption was 23.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Colombia stood at 23.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Colombia peaked at 38.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 97th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 25.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.2% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.6% | 27.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 94 El Salvador 24.4% compare
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- 98 Kyrgyzstan 23.3% compare
- 99 North Korea 23.1% compare
- 100 Thailand 22.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Colombia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Colombia was 23.6% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Colombia ranks 97th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption