Bolivia vs Colombia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Bolivia
0.0098 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia
0.011 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
66th
Colombia rank
65th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Bolivia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.011 tonnes per person against 0.0098 tonnes per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 66th and Colombia ranks 65th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1960s | 0.05 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.1743 tonnes per person | 0.0568 tonnes per person | 0.1174 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 0.063 tonnes per person | 0.0356 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 0.4022 tonnes per person | 0.0333 tonnes per person | 0.369 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 0.0398 tonnes per person | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 0.0204 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Bolivia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.011 tonnes per person against 0.0098 tonnes per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Bolivia and Colombia?
- 0.0012 tonnes per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Bolivia ranks 66th and Colombia ranks 65th of 213 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 flaring. 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 flaring, measured in tonnes per person.