Colombia vs Denmark: Per capita methane emissions
Colombia
1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Denmark rank
40th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Colombia
- Denmark
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and Denmark ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Denmark in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Colombia or Denmark?
- Colombia, at 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Colombia and Denmark?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Denmark rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Colombia ranks 39th and Denmark ranks 40th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.