Colombia vs Greece: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Colombia
0.3%
in 2024
Greece
0.3%
in 2024
Colombia rank
43rd
Greece rank
40th

Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Colombia
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 43rd and Greece ranks 40th of 215 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Greece Difference Ahead
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Colombia
1930s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Colombia
1940s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Colombia
1950s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Colombia
1960s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Colombia
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Colombia
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Colombia
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Greece
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Greece
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Greece
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Colombia or Greece?
Greece, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Colombia and Greece?
0.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Greece?
104 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Greece rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Colombia ranks 43rd and Greece 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.