Colombia vs Netherlands: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Colombia
0.1%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2024
Colombia rank
30th
Netherlands rank
33rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Colombia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Netherlands ahead.
Colombia ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 179 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% | 0.8% | 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% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Colombia or Netherlands?
- Colombia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Colombia and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Colombia 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 from coal?
- Colombia ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.