Australia vs Colombia: Absolute change co2

Australia
2.42 million
in 2024
Colombia
2.67 million
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Colombia rank
29th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Australia
  • Colombia
-20.0M-10.0M010.0M20.0M175118872024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.67 million against 2.42 million in Australia, a difference of 250,720.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 59 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Colombia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Colombia Difference Ahead
1850s 62,021 -1,482 63,502 Australia
1860s 97,974 1,544 96,429 Australia
1870s 111,319 4,775 106,544 Australia
1880s 367,242 4,805 362,437 Australia
1890s 244,631 -4,220 248,852 Australia
1900s 588,354 -5,249 593,602 Australia
1910s 760,521 10,132 750,389 Australia
1920s 472,073 118,237 353,836 Australia
1930s 1.11 million 350,405 757,356 Australia
1940s 1.01 million 105,713 902,350 Australia
1950s 3.50 million 1.02 million 2.48 million Australia
1960s 5.33 million 1.19 million 4.14 million Australia
1970s 5.59 million 1.63 million 3.97 million Australia
1980s 6.45 million 882,760 5.57 million Australia
1990s 8.70 million 218,580 8.49 million Australia
2000s 6.31 million 1.65 million 4.66 million Australia
2010s 794,822 2.72 million 1.92 million Colombia
2020s -5.64 million -1.26 million 4.38 million Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Australia or Colombia?
Colombia, at 2.67 million against 2.42 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Australia and Colombia?
250,720, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for absolute change co2?
Australia ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed