Colombia vs United Kingdom: Nitrous oxide emissions

Colombia
23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
United Kingdom rank
22nd

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia, a difference of 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 201 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 241,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1860s 259,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1870s 311,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1880s 388,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1890s 590,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1900s 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1910s 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1920s 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1930s 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1940s 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1950s 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1960s 10.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1970s 13.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1980s 15.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1990s 17.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2000s 18.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2010s 19.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2020s 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Colombia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Colombia and United Kingdom?
4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Colombia and United Kingdom rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Colombia ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.