Belgium vs Colombia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Belgium
0.2%
in 2024
Colombia
0.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
43rd
Colombia rank
42nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Belgium
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.9% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 2.7% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Belgium or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Belgium and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Colombia?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Colombia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.