Black liquor — Energy consumption in Colombia

Colombia: Black liquor — Energy consumption was 13,190 TJ in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13,190 TJ
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
16th
of 29 countries
All-time high
15,968 TJ
in 2009
All-time low
6,862 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Black liquor — Energy consumption in Colombia, 1990–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200420181990: 6.9k TJ1991: 6.9k TJ1992: 9.3k TJ1993: 9.3k TJ1994: 11.7k TJ1995: 11.9k TJ1996: 13.0k TJ1997: 13.0k TJ1998: 13.8k TJ1999: 13.7k TJ2000: 13.2k TJ2001: 13.2k TJ2002: 13.2k TJ2003: 13.1k TJ2004: 13.0k TJ2005: 13.0k TJ2006: 12.9k TJ2007: 12.9k TJ2008: 12.9k TJ2009: 16.0k TJ2010: 11.9k TJ2011: 10.2k TJ2012: 11.0k TJ2013: 11.5k TJ2014: 12.1k TJ2015: 12.4k TJ2016: 12.7k TJ2017: 12.9k TJ2018: 13.2k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 13,190 TJ for black liquor — energy consumption in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, black liquor — energy consumption in Colombia peaked at 15,968 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,862 TJ, in 1990.

Colombia ranks 16th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Black liquor — Energy consumption in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Black liquor — Energy consumption in Colombia, 1990 to 2018.
Year TJ Change
1990 6,862 TJ —
1991 6,887 TJ +0.4%
1992 9,346 TJ +35.7%
1993 9,290 TJ -0.6%
1994 11,723 TJ +26.2%
1995 11,932 TJ +1.8%
1996 13,025 TJ +9.2%
1997 13,042 TJ +0.1%
1998 13,816 TJ +5.9%
1999 13,681 TJ -1.0%
2000 13,226 TJ -3.3%
2001 13,226 TJ +0.0%
2002 13,188 TJ -0.3%
2003 13,063 TJ -0.9%
2004 12,992 TJ -0.5%
2005 12,971 TJ -0.2%
2006 12,950 TJ -0.2%
2007 12,941 TJ -0.1%
2008 12,887 TJ -0.4%
2009 15,968 TJ +23.9%
2010 11,941 TJ -25.2%
2011 10,157 TJ -14.9%
2012 11,024 TJ +8.5%
2013 11,527 TJ +4.6%
2014 12,072 TJ +4.7%
2015 12,429 TJ +3.0%
2016 12,688 TJ +2.1%
2017 12,860 TJ +1.4%
2018 13,190 TJ +2.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Black liquor — Energy consumption 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +35.7% 6,887 TJ 9,346 TJ
1994 +26.2% 9,290 TJ 11,723 TJ
2010 -25.2% 15,968 TJ 11,941 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,960 TJ 6,862 TJ 13,816 TJ 10
2000s 13,341 TJ 12,887 TJ 15,968 TJ 10
2010s 11,987 TJ 10,157 TJ 13,190 TJ 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 13 Germany 27,469 TJ compare
  2. 14 Poland 17,714 TJ compare
  3. 15 Czechia 17,441 TJ compare
  4. 17 Australia 12,755 TJ compare
  5. 17 Australia and New Zealand 12,755 TJ compare
  6. 19 Republic of Korea 7,725 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is black liquor — energy consumption in Colombia?
Black liquor — energy consumption in Colombia was 13,190 TJ in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest black liquor — energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 15,968 TJ in 2009.
What is the lowest black liquor — energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,862 TJ in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for black liquor — energy consumption?
Colombia ranks 16th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is black liquor — energy consumption rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Black liquor — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Black liquor — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
54 places, 1,515 data points, 1990–2024
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