Colombia vs Qatar: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Colombia
130.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Colombia rank
41st
Qatar rank
38th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Colombia
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 130.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia, a difference of 17.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 38th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 17 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Qatar Difference Ahead
1850s 607,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 585,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1860s 681,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 658,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1870s 815,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 788,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1880s 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1890s 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1900s 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1910s 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1920s 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1930s 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1940s 10.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1950s 20.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1960s 33.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1970s 48.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1980s 65.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
1990s 86.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
2000s 91.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
2010s 125.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Colombia
2020s 132.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 134.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Colombia or Qatar?
Qatar, at 148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 130.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Colombia and Qatar?
17.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Qatar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Qatar rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Colombia ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.