Biodiesel — Energy production in Colombia
Colombia: Biodiesel — Energy production was 27,342 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biodiesel — Energy production in Colombia, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, biodiesel — energy production in Colombia stood at 27,342 TJ. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in Colombia peaked at 27,342 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,405 TJ, in 2008.
That places Colombia 17th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Biodiesel — Energy production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4,405 TJ | — |
| 2009 | 8,769 TJ | +99.1% |
| 2010 | 12,586 TJ | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 18,202 TJ | +44.6% |
| 2012 | 19,633 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 18,915 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 17,327 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 17,168 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,243 TJ | -57.8% |
| 2017 | 15,415 TJ | +112.8% |
| 2018 | 18,384 TJ | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 19,497 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 18,998 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 23,998 TJ | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 25,226 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 26,518 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 27,342 TJ | +3.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 27,342 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,342 TJ, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 27,342 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,724 TJ, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biodiesel — Energy production in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +112.8% | 7,243 TJ | 15,415 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,587 TJ | 4,405 TJ | 8,769 TJ | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,437 TJ | 7,243 TJ | 19,633 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,417 TJ | 18,998 TJ | 27,342 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in Colombia?
- Biodiesel — energy production in Colombia was 27,342 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,342 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,405 TJ in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biodiesel — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.