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  • Colombia has seen a dramatic increase in hydrocarbons production in recent years following a period of steady decline.
  • Colombia's oil production has increased since 2008 due to increasing exploration and development.
  • Colombia is self-sufficient in natural gas and recently began exporting to neighboring Venezuela.
  • Colombia was the fourth largest coal exporter in the world in 2010.

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Analysis Last Updated: June 2012

Overview data for Colombia

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
    
 Colombia
Total Oil Production 134.0000 , 133.0000 , 149.0000 , 158.0000 , 174.0000 , 182.0000 , 315.1548 , 396.0193 , 387.2510 , 416.6685 , 453.9981 , 429.7756 , 444.8107 , 467.3195 , 462.4169 , 597.0541 , 642.0535 , 665.3496 , 746.0196 , 830.1940 , 704.1160 , 636.8242 , 588.2761 , 554.6763 , 541.9564 , 540.6865 , 548.3520 , 546.1084 , 603.6740 , 690.2767 , 805.8898 , 938.5432 , 969.1595
(1980-2012)
938.54 7,857 87,329 23   969.16
Crude Oil Production 126.0000 , 125.0000 , 141.0000 , 152.0000 , 168.0000 , 176.0000 , 305.0000 , 385.0000 , 378.0000 , 403.0000 , 440.0000 , 419.0000 , 433.0000 , 456.0000 , 450.0000 , 585.0000 , 622.9645 , 652.0000 , 732.5180 , 816.0000 , 690.5765 , 625.0000 , 576.9397 , 540.7330 , 528.7613 , 525.7931 , 531.0385 , 531.1352 , 588.3567 , 670.6457 , 785.5262 , 914.2544 , 944.3232
(1980-2012)
914.25 6,689 74,136 22   944.32
Consumption 160.7000 , 163.7000 , 167.6000 , 171.8000 , 174.0000 , 171.4730 , 171.8241 , 184.5729 , 198.4414 , 208.5321 , 196.9058 , 204.8785 , 229.5302 , 240.2192 , 244.4073 , 250.6331 , 278.1295 , 286.5139 , 289.0200 , 277.3993 , 277.4874 , 271.1817 , 261.1985 , 265.3557 , 267.5158 , 270.7081 , 274.1641 , 279.8911 , 259.7783 , 257.4968 , 267.4518 , 282.0000 , 287.1607
(1980-2012)
282.00 6,502 88,254 43   287.16 F
Estimated Petroleum Net Exports -26.7000 , -30.7000 , -18.6000 , -13.8000 , 0.0000 , 10.5270 , 143.3307 , 211.4465 , 188.8096 , 208.1364 , 257.0924 , 224.8971 , 215.2805 , 227.1003 , 218.0097 , 346.4210 , 363.9240 , 378.8357 , 456.9996 , 552.7947 , 426.6286 , 365.6424 , 327.0776 , 289.3206 , 274.4406 , 269.9784 , 274.1879 , 266.2173 , 343.8957 , 432.7799 , 538.4380 , 656.5432 , 681.9988
(1980-2012)
656.54 1,355 -- 166   682.00
Refinery Capacity 194.0000 , 199.0000 , 199.0000 , 214.0000 , 211.0000 , 211.0000 , 211.0000 , 226.0000 , 226.0000 , 227.0000 , 227.0000 , 247.0000 , 274.1000 , 264.4000 , 248.8500 , 248.8500 , 248.8500 , 248.8500 , 248.8500 , 248.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 285.8500 , 290.8500 , 290.8500
(1980-2012)
291 6,582 88,097 50   291
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.7100 , 0.8000 , 0.5165 , 0.5360 , 0.5600 , 0.6240 , 1.2240 , 1.2905 , 1.5900 , 2.0280 , 2.0600 , 2.0000 , 1.9352 , 1.9352 , 1.9352 , 3.3930 , 3.5000 , 2.8000 , 2.8000 , 2.5772 , 2.5772 , 1.9720 , 1.7500 , 1.8423 , 1.8423 , 1.5420 , 1.5420 , 1.4530 , 1.5060 , 1.3550 , 1.3550 , 1.9000 , 1.9876 , 2.2000
(1980-2013)
1.99 239 NA 33   2.20
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Colombia
Production 99.0000 , 106.0000 , 106.0000 , 102.0000 , 143.0000 , 144.0000 , 144.0000 , 140.0000 , 146.2000 , 145.8500 , 151.0000 , 155.0000 , 150.7951 , 157.0000 , 162.4500 , 160.6800 , 167.3931 , 210.8306 , 221.0719 , 182.9317 , 201.2955 , 215.0684 , 217.5404 , 215.0684 , 218.2467 , 235.5511 , 254.9743 , 269.8066 , 317.8350 , 370.4544 , 397.6469 , 386.6993
(1980-2011)
397.65 5,517 111,954 39   386.70
Consumption 99.0000 , 106.0000 , 106.0000 , 102.0000 , 143.0000 , 144.0000 , 144.0000 , 140.0000 , 146.2000 , 145.8500 , 151.0000 , 155.0000 , 150.7951 , 157.0000 , 162.4500 , 160.6800 , 167.3931 , 210.8306 , 221.0719 , 182.9317 , 201.2955 , 215.0684 , 217.5404 , 215.0684 , 218.2467 , 235.5511 , 254.9743 , 266.2751 , 264.8625 , 306.8874 , 320.6602 , 312.1846
(1980-2011)
320.66 5,106 113,321 48   312.18
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 3.5315 , 52.9725 , 63.5670 , 76.9867 , 74.5147
(1990-2011)
76.99 415 -- 68   74.51
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)		 5.0000 , 6.0000 , 4.3620 , 4.5800 , 4.3000 , 3.7860 , 4.1300 , 4.0000 , 3.6000 , 3.9430 , 4.0200 , 4.5000 , 3.8890 , 7.2000 , 10.0000 , 7.8820 , 10.0000 , 8.2500 , 14.2000 , 6.9370 , 6.9370 , 6.9370 , 4.3220 , 4.5070 , 4.5070 , 4.0400 , 4.0400 , 3.9960 , 4.3420 , 3.7390 , 3.9550 , 4.0000 , 4.7360 , 6.0000
(1980-2013)
4.74 270 NA 46   6.00
Coal (Million Short Tons)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Colombia
Production 4.5327 , 4.7675 , 4.8744 , 5.7232 , 7.3105 , 9.7665 , 11.7319 , 14.8360 , 16.6074 , 20.2076 , 22.5621 , 22.0374 , 24.1461 , 23.3944 , 24.9839 , 28.3735 , 33.1410 , 35.9265 , 37.2041 , 36.1051 , 42.0444 , 47.8855 , 43.5766 , 55.1470 , 59.1864 , 65.1067 , 72.3072 , 77.0540 , 81.0221 , 80.2560 , 81.9568 , 94.5816
(1980-2011)
81.957 92 7,954 11   94.582
Consumption 4.3993 , 4.5636 , 4.7069 , 5.2029 , 5.1235 , 5.1015 , 5.2029 , 4.3155 , 5.5645 , 5.1731 , 3.0415 , 5.5111 , 6.1790 , 6.3530 , 6.0691 , 5.0465 , 5.2731 , 5.5637 , 5.6754 , 4.3822 , 4.0436 , 3.5814 , 3.5876 , 4.1044 , 3.2172 , 4.5689 , 4.1767 , 3.2884 , 3.9275 , 5.0494 , 4.9681 , 5.5321
(1980-2011)
4.968 47 7,770 49   5.532
Net Export/Imports(-) 165.3467 , 135.5843 , 219.3600 , 570.9973 , 1115.5391 , 3935.2516 , 6778.1125 , 11371.4440 , 11541.1999 , 14839.3155 , 16164.2938 , 18159.8080 , 16218.9684 , 19521.1626 , 20423.8453 , 21377.0140 , 27465.9615 , 30523.0015 , 33270.5126 , 33131.0702 , 39521.9959 , 43336.2688 , 40498.2580 , 50442.8701 , 56355.0620 , 59119.1628 , 68336.6904 , 71968.8064 , 75562.3414 , 74487.4776 , 76988.7323 , 89049.5618
(1980-2011)
76.989 46 -- 104   89.050
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Colombia
Net Generation 19.6630 , 19.9680 , 25.8720 , 26.7290 , 29.3120 , 29.6420 , 32.9840 , 30.6370 , 32.9980 , 34.3770 , 35.6510 , 36.3740 , 32.7710 , 37.5840 , 40.8640 , 42.7020 , 43.7090 , 44.9200 , 44.7120 , 43.1590 , 42.1707 , 42.4551 , 44.0670 , 45.5867 , 48.7706 , 49.3401 , 52.7291 , 54.1888 , 54.9515 , 55.8466 , 55.2748
(1980-2010)
55.85 1,044 19,071 44   55.27
Net Consumption 16.3850 , 16.6970 , 22.2570 , 22.9310 , 25.1770 , 25.4390 , 28.3020 , 23.5590 , 25.4270 , 27.0790 , 28.1710 , 28.7820 , 26.6240 , 29.6520 , 32.0260 , 33.4610 , 34.1270 , 34.8370 , 34.1230 , 32.6250 , 32.5797 , 33.8711 , 34.7200 , 35.4087 , 37.4326 , 37.7791 , 40.4821 , 42.2035 , 42.7575 , 46.3836 , 45.3498
(1980-2010)
46.38 878 17,360 45   45.35
Installed Capacity (GWe) 4.6410 , 4.8660 , 5.6210 , 6.2600 , 6.8550 , 7.1030 , 6.8770 , 8.5280 , 9.3360 , 8.7980 , 8.8540 , 9.6040 , 11.0290 , 12.1900 , 12.6680 , 12.6570 , 13.5440 , 14.6440 , 12.8480 , 13.2536 , 12.7450 , 13.4926 , 13.8185 , 13.2210 , 13.4350 , 13.3680 , 13.3930 , 13.4200 , 13.4095 , 13.5445 , 13.5445
(1980-2010)
13.54 253 4,843 46   13.54
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Colombia
Production 0.6608 , 0.6729 , 0.7500 , 0.7879 , 0.9320 , 1.0209 , 1.3893 , 1.5557 , 1.6188 , 1.7846 , 1.9315 , 1.8749 , 1.8998 , 1.9917 , 2.0127 , 2.3785 , 2.6150 , 2.8423 , 3.0512 , 3.2029 , 3.0757 , 3.0826 , 2.8905 , 3.1198 , 3.2301 , 3.3786 , 3.6110 , 3.7550 , 4.0440 , 4.1951 , 4.5061
(1980-2010)
4.195 29 487 26   4.506
Consumption 0.6964 , 0.7155 , 0.7668 , 0.7786 , 0.8527 , 0.8634 , 0.9008 , 0.8240 , 0.9193 , 0.9530 , 0.8898 , 0.9665 , 0.9761 , 1.0002 , 1.0999 , 1.0945 , 1.1895 , 1.2276 , 1.2396 , 1.1792 , 1.1720 , 1.1635 , 1.1602 , 1.2025 , 1.2159 , 1.2684 , 1.3128 , 1.3329 , 1.3427 , 1.3354 , 1.3666
(1980-2010)
1.335 25 488 45   1.367
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)		 5842.9850 , 5869.6832 , 6231.9994 , 6229.8529 , 6601.0036 , 6482.9459 , 6391.0965 , 5548.3334 , 5948.4878 , 5962.9809 , 5356.8588 , 5683.6138 , 5500.7595 , 5332.0253 , 5563.6123 , 5262.5466 , 5604.0211 , 5591.7046 , 5614.2622 , 5575.3611 , 5383.8602 , 5256.5075 , 5113.4023 , 5100.1821 , 4896.0760 , 4877.5781 , 4731.5298 , 4494.0576 , 4372.0520 , 4285.8521 , 4205.7810
(1980-2010)
4,286 5,882 7,461 126   4,206
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Colombia
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
 Colombia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels
 39.6580 , 40.9720 , 41.7657 , 42.9304 , 45.6404 , 45.2529 , 45.1298 , 42.6768 , 47.1832 , 47.6172 , 41.4249 , 47.8433 , 53.6451 , 55.0922 , 53.8345 , 54.0148 , 56.8872 , 62.7949 , 64.3494 , 57.7375 , 57.6946 , 56.5178 , 55.4083 , 57.1119 , 55.8384 , 60.0925 , 61.0659 , 60.4609 , 63.1390 , 63.4801 , 65.9582 , 71.1537
(1980-2011)
65.96 1,288 31,502 50   71.15

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics.

Data last updated: May 30, 2013


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