Colombia vs Niue: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Colombia
4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
106th
Niue rank
105th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Colombia
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 106th and Niue ranks 105th of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Niue in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 15.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
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 Niue?
- Niue, at 4.71 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 Niue?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Niue?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Niue rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 106th and Niue ranks 105th 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.