Fossil electricity share in Colombia

Oil, gas and coal produced 22.1% of electricity in Colombia in 2025.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 1990 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2025 22.1% % of total electricity production
Change from 2024 −12.7percentage points 2024: 34.8%
World, 2023 48.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Colombia (2025).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 24.6% Middle value of 38 countries

Fossil electricity share in Colombia over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2025
Period ColombiaWorld
2025 22.1% –
2024 34.8% –
2023 31.0% 48.7%
2022 24.5% 60.7%
2021 22.1% 61.5%
2020 34.6% 61.4%
2019 30.0% 62.9%
2018 23.1% 64.1%
2017 20.7% 64.7%
2016 34.1% 65.3%
2015 36.4% 66.1%
2014 30.6% 66.7%
2013 30.6% 67.1%
2012 21.9% 67.7%
2011 18.1% 67.8%
2010 29.3% 66.9%
2009 27.1% 66.6%
2008 16.0% 67.3%
2007 18.5% 67.7%
2006 19.4% 66.5%
2005 19.8% 66.1%
2004 18.3% 65.8%
2003 21.2% 66.1%
2002 23.5% 64.9%
2001 25.7% 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −12.7 percentage points from 34.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 36.4%, the figure has changed by −14.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2025 for Colombia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency