Colombia vs Venezuela: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Colombia
0.2%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.3%
in 2024
Colombia rank
42nd
Venezuela rank
39th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Colombia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, 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 Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Venezuela rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 39th 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.