Colombia vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Colombia
3.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
3.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
52nd
Switzerland rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Colombia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.80 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 643.99 million tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Switzerland ahead.
Colombia ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 50,585 tonnes | 249,152 tonnes | 198,567 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 191,327 tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 826,197 tonnes | 12.73 million tonnes | 11.90 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.87 million tonnes | 29.08 million tonnes | 27.21 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 3.26 million tonnes | 58.31 million tonnes | 55.05 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 4.10 million tonnes | 110.38 million tonnes | 106.28 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 4.47 million tonnes | 187.93 million tonnes | 183.46 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 7.15 million tonnes | 257.29 million tonnes | 250.14 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 18.80 million tonnes | 349.20 million tonnes | 330.39 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 56.45 million tonnes | 430.78 million tonnes | 374.33 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 134.56 million tonnes | 532.00 million tonnes | 397.44 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 305.44 million tonnes | 744.03 million tonnes | 438.59 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 599.21 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 521.46 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 490.02 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 355.63 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 203.61 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.93 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 110.07 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 3.09 billion tonnes | 524.55 million tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Colombia or Switzerland?
- Colombia, at 3.80 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Colombia and Switzerland?
- 643.99 million tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Switzerland?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.