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