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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.