Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Colombia
Colombia: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion was 87.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 87.27 for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Colombia peaked at 87.27 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.02, in 2006.
Colombia ranks 37th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.73 | — |
| 2001 | 56.24 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.09 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 53.33 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 53.35 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.47 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 53.02 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 54.39 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 54.88 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.28 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 59.01 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 63.68 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 63.72 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.51 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 75.73 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 77.06 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 79.68 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 71.88 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 75.83 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 74.41 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 72 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 77.51 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 80.21 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 87.27 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.78 | 53.02 | 58.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.45 | 59.01 | 79.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.25 | 72 | 87.27 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Colombia?
- Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Colombia was 87.27 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.27 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.02 in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
- Colombia ranks 37th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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