Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.2022 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Bolivia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Bolivia is 0.2022, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Bolivia peaked at 0.2022 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.121, in 2001.
Bolivia ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1478 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1471 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1559 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1789 | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1844 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1593 | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1476 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1705 | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1624 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1411 | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1272 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.121 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.126 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1307 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1315 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1324 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.137 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1458 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1471 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1513 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1574 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1628 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1639 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1631 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1663 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1625 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1669 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1633 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1601 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.158 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1528 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1635 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1685 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1717 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2022 | +17.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.2022 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1448, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.2022 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1086, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1595 | 0.1411 | 0.1844 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.135 | 0.121 | 0.1513 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1624 | 0.1574 | 0.1669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1718 | 0.1528 | 0.2022 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Share co2 vs population 0.1745 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -40.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Bolivia?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Bolivia was 0.2022 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2022 in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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