Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Colombia
Colombia: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 143,763 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy consumption in Colombia is 143,763 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Colombia peaked at 261,945 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 117,933 TJ, in 1991.
Colombia ranks 41st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — 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 | 173,387 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 181,220 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 183,204 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 179,083 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 182,485 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 156,967 TJ | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 155,332 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 148,438 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 261,945 TJ | +76.5% |
| 2014 | 180,734 TJ | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 173,243 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 158,540 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 163,379 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 142,477 TJ | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 141,835 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 134,010 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 137,660 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 136,795 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 143,763 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 143,763 TJ | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 143,763 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,761 TJ, 18.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 143,763 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 41.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — 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 | +76.5% | 148,438 TJ | 261,945 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,147 TJ | 117,933 TJ | 165,732 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 176,939 TJ | 165,253 TJ | 185,641 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,289 TJ | 141,835 TJ | 261,945 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,198 TJ | 134,010 TJ | 143,763 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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Colombia?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Colombia was 143,763 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 261,945 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,933 TJ in 1991.
- How does Colombia rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Total Bioenergy — 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.