Total coal consumption rose 8.18% to 6,416 kt in Colombia in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Colombia reached an all time high of 6,416 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 3,042 kt in 1990. When compared to Colombia's main peers, total coal consumption in Brazil amounted to 34,172 kt, 1,277 kt in Peru and 320 kt in Venezuela in 2015.
Colombia has been ranked 44th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | kt | 19,468 | 23,887 | 25,124 | 26,016 | 28,738 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 7,514 | 9,298 | 10,537 | 12,098 | 13,804 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 5,049 | 4,707 | 5,534 | 4,431 | 5,633 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peru | kt | 1,074 | 1,338 | 1,369 | 1,258 | 1,371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.092 | 2.88 | 3.25 | 6.15 | ||
| Venezuela | kt | 358 | 301 | 310 | 319 | 317 |
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