Colombia vs Maldives: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Colombia
4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
106th
Maldives rank
103rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Colombia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 106th and Maldives ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1860s | 11.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1870s | 21.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 21.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 22.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1900s | 25.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1910s | 28.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1920s | 28.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 20.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 27.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 28.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 15.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Colombia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Colombia and Maldives?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Maldives rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 106th and Maldives ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.