Bolivia vs Colombia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Bolivia
0.2%
in 2024
Colombia
0.4%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
45th
Colombia rank
43rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Bolivia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 45th and Colombia ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Bolivia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Bolivia and Colombia?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Bolivia ranks 45th and Colombia ranks 43rd 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.