Colombia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Colombia
2.3%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.0%
in 2024
Colombia rank
10th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Colombia
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.0% against 2.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 14 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Colombia or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.0% against 2.3% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.