Bolivia vs Qatar: Greenhouse gas emissions

Bolivia
160.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
149.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bolivia rank
45th
Qatar rank
48th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Bolivia
  • Qatar
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M185019372024

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 160.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 149.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar, a difference of 10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 45th and Qatar ranks 48th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Qatar Difference Ahead
1850s 31.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1860s 8.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1870s -4.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Qatar
1880s 20.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1890s 25.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1900s 21.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1910s 37.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1920s 43.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1930s 46.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1940s 45.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 222,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1950s 58.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1960s 49.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1970s 78.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1980s 70.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
1990s 128.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
2000s 142.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
2010s 124.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia
2020s 143.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 135.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Bolivia or Qatar?
Bolivia, at 160.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 149.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Bolivia and Qatar?
10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Qatar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Qatar rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Bolivia ranks 45th and Qatar ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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