Colombia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Colombia
248.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
262.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Colombia rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
35th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 262.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 248.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia, a difference of 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 17 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1850s 34.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1860s 29.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 88,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1870s 55.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1880s 65.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1890s 81.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 102,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1900s 111.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 103,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 110.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1910s 157.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 105,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 157.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1920s 202.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 202.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1930s 173.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 122,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 173.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1940s 285.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 176,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 285.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1950s 386.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 266,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 386.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1960s 276.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 273.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1970s 217.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 170.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1980s 161.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 102.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1990s 220.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 126.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
2000s 205.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
2010s 294.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 242.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
2020s 243.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 251.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Colombia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 262.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 248.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Colombia and United Arab Emirates?
13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Arab Emirates?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Colombia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Colombia ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.