largest renewables sector workforce in Latin America that year, trailing only behind Brazil.
In 2022, the Colombian renewable energy industry generated around 262 thousand jobs, of which 187 thousand were in the liquid biofuels segment. The hydropower sector employed 56 thousand people. Colombia had the second Number of renewable energy jobs in Colombia in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s)
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Number of renewable energy jobs in Colombia in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], IRENA, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031794/renewable-energy-jobs-industry-colombia/