Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Colombia
Colombia: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 104,354 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Colombia is 104,354 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Colombia peaked at 234,872 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 102,863 TJ, in 2022.
That places Colombia 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Colombia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 130,072 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 117,933 TJ | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 130,324 TJ | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 141,183 TJ | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 154,076 TJ | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 160,199 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 165,732 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 124,129 TJ | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 129,505 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 138,313 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 179,354 TJ | +29.7% |
| 2001 | 169,670 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 185,641 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 170,096 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 165,253 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 172,799 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 175,960 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 177,335 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 169,131 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 166,606 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 138,408 TJ | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 129,767 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 121,328 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 234,872 TJ | +93.6% |
| 2014 | 158,606 TJ | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 150,800 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 146,172 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 143,329 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 117,757 TJ | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 108,981 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 105,473 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 105,320 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 102,863 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 104,354 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 104,354 TJ | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 104,354 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 14.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 104,354 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 29.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +93.6% | 121,328 TJ | 234,872 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,147 TJ | 117,933 TJ | 165,732 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,184 TJ | 165,253 TJ | 185,641 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,002 TJ | 108,981 TJ | 234,872 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,473 TJ | 102,863 TJ | 105,473 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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Colombia?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Colombia was 104,354 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 234,872 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,863 TJ in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.