Colombia Bioenergy Power: Generation, Share and Trend
Colombia generated 2.31 TWh of electricity from bioenergy in 2025, 2.6% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 32nd largest bioenergy power producer in 2025 of the 127 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Bioenergy supplied 2.0% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through December 2025; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
Colombia generated 2.31 TWh of electricity from bioenergy in 2025.
Bioenergy supplied 2.6% of Colombia's electricity in 2025.
Colombia was the 32nd largest bioenergy power producer in 2025 among the 127 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
Colombia's bioenergy generation in 2025 was 7% higher than in 2020, when it was 2.15 TWh.
Colombia's bioenergy generation in 2025 was 69% higher than in 2015, when it was 1.37 TWh.
Colombia's bioenergy generation peaked at 2.42 TWh in 2010.
Colombia's bioenergy share in 2025 was above the world share of 2.0%.
Colombia had 420 MW of bioenergy generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Bioenergy generation
2.31 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of Colombia's electricity
2.6%
2025 · Ember
World share of bioenergy
2.0%
2025 · Ember
Rank by bioenergy generation (each country's latest year)
32 of 127
2025 · Ember
Bioenergy capacity
420 MW
2025 · Ember
Bioenergy Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Bioenergy
Colombia's electricity generation from bioenergy each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 2.31 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Colombia bioenergy electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Bioenergy
2000
500 GWh
2001
500 GWh
2002
490 GWh
2003
500 GWh
2004
470 GWh
2005
500 GWh
2006
530 GWh
2007
530 GWh
2008
540 GWh
2009
540 GWh
2010
2.42 TWh
2011
2.00 TWh
2012
1.95 TWh
2013
1.05 TWh
2014
1.35 TWh
2015
1.37 TWh
2016
1.46 TWh
2017
1.42 TWh
2018
1.45 TWh
2019
1.57 TWh
2020
2.15 TWh
2021
2.24 TWh
2022
2.18 TWh
2023
n/a
2024
2.22 TWh
2025
2.31 TWh
ColombiaWorld
The share of Colombia's electricity generated from bioenergy, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 2.6%, against 2.0% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Colombia's electricity from bioenergy and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Bioenergy Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through December 2025
Bioenergy
Colombia generated 100 GWh of electricity from bioenergy in December 2025, against 90.0 GWh in December 2024.
Monthly statistics through December 2025, TWh
Colombia monthly bioenergy electricity generation, January 2024 to December 2025
Month
Bioenergy
2024-01
80.0 GWh
2024-02
80.0 GWh
2024-03
80.0 GWh
2024-04
70.0 GWh
2024-05
30.0 GWh
2024-06
60.0 GWh
2024-07
70.0 GWh
2024-08
80.0 GWh
2024-09
80.0 GWh
2024-10
80.0 GWh
2024-11
70.0 GWh
2024-12
90.0 GWh
2025-01
90.0 GWh
2025-02
90.0 GWh
2025-03
80.0 GWh
2025-04
60.0 GWh
2025-05
40.0 GWh
2025-06
80.0 GWh
2025-07
80.0 GWh
2025-08
90.0 GWh
2025-09
90.0 GWh
2025-10
80.0 GWh
2025-11
80.0 GWh
2025-12
100 GWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of December 2025. Monthly figures for Colombia can differ slightly from the annual totals.