Chile vs Colombia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Chile
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia
3.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
53rd
Colombia rank
52nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.80 billion tonnes against 3.32 billion tonnes in Chile, a difference of 477.20 million tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Colombia ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 13 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.84 million tonnes | 34,704 tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 4.60 million tonnes | 191,327 tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 13.31 million tonnes | 826,197 tonnes | 12.48 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 29.17 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 27.30 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 51.34 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 48.07 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 83.08 million tonnes | 4.10 million tonnes | 78.97 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 131.90 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 127.43 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 170.16 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | 163.01 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 206.43 million tonnes | 18.80 million tonnes | 187.62 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 256.18 million tonnes | 56.45 million tonnes | 199.72 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 339.08 million tonnes | 134.56 million tonnes | 204.52 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 483.40 million tonnes | 305.44 million tonnes | 177.95 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 712.60 million tonnes | 599.21 million tonnes | 113.39 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 947.86 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 85.14 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 325.33 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.81 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 373.04 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | 388.30 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3.16 billion tonnes | 3.62 billion tonnes | 453.12 million tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Chile or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 3.80 billion tonnes against 3.32 billion tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Chile and Colombia?
- 477.20 million tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Colombia ranks 52nd 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 by world region. 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.