Renewable energy share in Colombia

Renewable sources provided 29.7% of final energy consumption in Colombia in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 2012.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2021 29.7% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −2.3percentage points 2020: 32.0%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Colombia (2021).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021 19.8% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2021 80th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Colombia over time

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

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period ColombiaWorld
2021 29.7% –
2020 32.0% 19.7%
2019 31.5% 18.6%
2018 30.4% 18.1%
2017 32.2% 17.9%
2016 30.5% 17.6%
2015 31.1% 17.4%
2014 32.1% 17.3%
2013 32.0% 17.2%
2012 29.6% 16.9%
2011 29.6% 16.7%
2010 30.6% 16.7%
2009 31.4% 17.1%
2008 30.8% 16.7%
2007 31.0% 16.5%
2006 30.6% 16.7%
2005 28.9% 16.6%
2004 29.0% 16.8%
2003 30.6% 17.1%
2002 28.6% 17.2%
2001 27.1% 17.2%
2000 27.9% 17.5%
1999 29.0% 17.9%
1998 25.8% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.3 percentage points from 32.0% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 29.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Colombia has the 80th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 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 and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7