Colombia generated 4.60 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 5.1% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 40th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% 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 4.60 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
Solar supplied 5.1% of Colombia's electricity in 2025.
Colombia was the 40th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
Colombia's solar generation in 2025 was 24 times the 2020 level of 190 GWh.
Colombia's solar generation in 2025 was 460 times the 2015 level of 10.0 GWh.
2025 was Colombia's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 2000.
Colombia's solar share in 2025 was below the world share of 8.8%.
Colombia had 1.73 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Solar generation
4.60 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of Colombia's electricity
5.1%
2025 · Ember
World share of solar
8.8%
2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)
40 of 180
2025 · Ember
Solar capacity
1.73 GW
2025 · Ember
Solar Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Solar
Colombia's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 4.60 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Colombia solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Solar
2000
10.0 GWh
2001
10.0 GWh
2002
10.0 GWh
2003
10.0 GWh
2004
10.0 GWh
2005
10.0 GWh
2006
10.0 GWh
2007
10.0 GWh
2008
10.0 GWh
2009
10.0 GWh
2010
10.0 GWh
2011
10.0 GWh
2012
10.0 GWh
2013
10.0 GWh
2014
10.0 GWh
2015
10.0 GWh
2016
10.0 GWh
2017
10.0 GWh
2018
20.0 GWh
2019
130 GWh
2020
190 GWh
2021
330 GWh
2022
630 GWh
2023
1.34 TWh
2024
3.43 TWh
2025
4.60 TWh
ColombiaWorld
The share of Colombia's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 5.1%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Colombia's electricity from solar 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.
Solar Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through December 2025
Solar
Colombia generated 460 GWh of electricity from solar in December 2025, against 320 GWh in December 2024.
Monthly statistics through December 2025, TWh
Colombia monthly solar electricity generation, January 2024 to December 2025
Month
Solar
2024-01
230 GWh
2024-02
210 GWh
2024-03
260 GWh
2024-04
260 GWh
2024-05
270 GWh
2024-06
260 GWh
2024-07
290 GWh
2024-08
310 GWh
2024-09
300 GWh
2024-10
310 GWh
2024-11
280 GWh
2024-12
320 GWh
2025-01
370 GWh
2025-02
320 GWh
2025-03
370 GWh
2025-04
330 GWh
2025-05
330 GWh
2025-06
330 GWh
2025-07
370 GWh
2025-08
390 GWh
2025-09
400 GWh
2025-10
420 GWh
2025-11
380 GWh
2025-12
460 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.