Bolivia vs Colombia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Bolivia
49.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia
72.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
45th
Colombia rank
43rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Bolivia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 72.22 million tonnes against 49.36 million tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 22.86 million tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 45th and Colombia ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 528,468 tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | 5.71 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6.35 million tonnes | 16.31 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 12.07 million tonnes | 28.66 million tonnes | 16.59 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 35.96 million tonnes | 38.62 million tonnes | 2.66 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 46.91 million tonnes | 51.60 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 48.62 million tonnes | 63.67 million tonnes | 15.05 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 49.17 million tonnes | 71.09 million tonnes | 21.92 million tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Bolivia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 72.22 million tonnes against 49.36 million tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Bolivia and Colombia?
- 22.86 million tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Bolivia ranks 45th and Colombia ranks 43rd 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.