Colombia vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Colombia
1.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece
2.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
43rd
Greece rank
40th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Colombia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.12 billion tonnes against 1.97 billion tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 147.57 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 43rd and Greece ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.69 million tonnes | 496,670 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1930s | 6.92 million tonnes | 4.92 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1940s | 20.17 million tonnes | 7.45 million tonnes | 12.72 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1950s | 62.10 million tonnes | 27.94 million tonnes | 34.16 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1960s | 150.02 million tonnes | 88.01 million tonnes | 62.00 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 314.34 million tonnes | 259.09 million tonnes | 55.24 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 548.31 million tonnes | 547.95 million tonnes | 366,700 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 855.74 million tonnes | 899.26 million tonnes | 43.52 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 187.46 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.80 billion tonnes | 258.36 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 168.81 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Colombia or Greece?
- Greece, at 2.12 billion tonnes against 1.97 billion tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Colombia and Greece?
- 147.57 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Greece?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Greece rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Colombia ranks 43rd and Greece ranks 40th 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.