Colombia vs Ethiopia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Colombia
0.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
36th
Ethiopia rank
37th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 17 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Colombia or Ethiopia?
- Colombia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Colombia ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.