Colombia vs Netherlands: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Colombia
0.2%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2024
Colombia rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
40th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Colombia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Colombia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Colombia and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Netherlands?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Netherlands rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 40th 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.