Argentina vs Colombia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Argentina
23.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia
24.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
22nd
Colombia rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.33 billion tonnes against 23.02 billion tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 1.31 billion tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 29.69 million tonnes | 68.83 million tonnes | 39.13 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1860s | 124.22 million tonnes | 240.85 million tonnes | 116.64 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1870s | 284.25 million tonnes | 627.90 million tonnes | 343.65 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1880s | 473.08 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 778.70 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1890s | 711.09 million tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 2.94 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1910s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 4.29 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1920s | 4.59 billion tonnes | 6.11 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1930s | 6.39 billion tonnes | 7.97 billion tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1940s | 7.14 billion tonnes | 10.15 billion tonnes | 3.00 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1950s | 7.60 billion tonnes | 13.30 billion tonnes | 5.69 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1960s | 8.74 billion tonnes | 16.50 billion tonnes | 7.76 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 10.42 billion tonnes | 18.36 billion tonnes | 7.94 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 11.94 billion tonnes | 19.37 billion tonnes | 7.43 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 13.60 billion tonnes | 20.30 billion tonnes | 6.70 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 16.22 billion tonnes | 21.45 billion tonnes | 5.23 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 20.00 billion tonnes | 22.91 billion tonnes | 2.91 billion tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 22.37 billion tonnes | 24.12 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 24.33 billion tonnes against 23.02 billion tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Argentina and Colombia?
- 1.31 billion tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.