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 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.3% | — |
| 1991 | 37.0% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -3.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 23.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 23.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 95 North Macedonia 24.2% compare
- 96 Romania 23.7% compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 23.3% compare
- 99 North Korea 23.1% compare
- 100 Thailand 22.9% compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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 226 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