Colombia vs Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Colombia
0.4217 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.5085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
57th
Zimbabwe rank
54th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Colombia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5085 tonnes per person against 0.4217 tonnes per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0868 tonnes per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 179 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.2111 tonnes per person | 0.2027 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.6189 tonnes per person | 0.6099 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.0924 tonnes per person | 0.9842 tonnes per person | 0.8918 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.1712 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.311 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.9602 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.4231 tonnes per person | 0.9499 tonnes per person | 0.5269 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.3589 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.8329 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.4088 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.7144 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.3611 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.7087 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.2301 tonnes per person | 0.655 tonnes per person | 0.4248 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.3217 tonnes per person | 0.4763 tonnes per person | 0.1546 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.3861 tonnes per person | 0.431 tonnes per person | 0.0448 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Colombia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.5085 tonnes per person against 0.4217 tonnes per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Colombia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0868 tonnes per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.