Colombia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) was 29.7% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.1 percentage points from 29.6% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29.7% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 30.5% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 29.6% | 2011 |
| Highest | 38.1% | 1990 |
| Lowest | 25.7% | 1997 |
| Average since 2012 | 31.11% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 38.1% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Colombia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) fell 2.3 percentage points on 2020 (from 32% to 29.7%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.2 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.9 percentage points in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Colombia had the 54th highest value of the 141 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 29.7% | 2021 |
| World | 19.74% | 2020 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 34.2% | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 16.82% | 2020 |
Closest to Colombia in the 2021 ranking
- Portugal — 51st of 141: 32.3%
- Peru — 52nd of 141: 30.6%
- Namibia — 53rd of 141: 30%
- New Zealand — 55th of 141: 28.9%
- Panama — 56th of 141: 28%
- Philippines — 57th of 141: 28%
What this measures
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 32 values
| Year | Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 29.7 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2019 | 31.5 |
| 2018 | 30.4 |
| 2017 | 32.2 |
| 2016 | 30.5 |
| 2015 | 31.1 |
| 2014 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 32 |
| 2012 | 29.6 |
| 2011 |
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 0.9% (2022)
- Argentina — 9.2% (2021)
- Aruba — 8.8% (2022)
- Bahamas, The — 1.1% (2022)
- Barbados — 5.5% (2022)
- Belize — 30.8% (2022)
- Bolivia — 12.8% (2021)
- Brazil — 46.5% (2021)
- British Virgin Islands
More environment data for Colombia
- Population in largest city — 11.8 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 28.03% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 23.8 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 44.54% (2025)
- Rural population — 11.34 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 21.22% (2025)
- Urban population — 42.09 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 78.78% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 210,520 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Colombia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?
- 29.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 8.4 percentage points from 38.1% in 1990. The highest value was 38.1% in 1990 and the lowest 25.7% in 1997.
- How does Colombia rank?
- 54th highest of 141 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) unusual for Colombia?
- In 2021, Colombia's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) fell 2.3 percentage points on 2020 (from 32% to 29.7%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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