Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Colombia
Colombia: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 20.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Colombia, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 20.3% for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Colombia peaked at 20.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
Colombia ranks 47th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +134.3% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 8.7% | 20.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 44 United Kingdom 32.6% compare
- 45 Lithuania 28.6% compare
- 46 Latvia 23.6% compare
- 48 Indonesia 20.2% compare
- 49 United States 9.1% compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 50 Algeria 0.0%
- 50 Andorra 0.0%
- 50 Angola 0.0%
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 50 Armenia 0.0%
- 50 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 50 Bahamas 0.0%
- 50 Bahrain 0.0%
- 50 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 50 Barbados 0.0%
- 50 Belarus 0.0%
- 50 Belize 0.0%
- 50 Benin 0.0%
- 50 Bhutan 0.0%
- 50 Bolivia 0.0%
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 50 Botswana 0.0%
- 50 Brazil 0.0%
- 50 Brunei 0.0%
- 50 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 50 Burundi 0.0%
- 50 Cambodia 0.0%
- 50 Cameroon 0.0%
- 50 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 50 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 50 Chad 0.0%
- 50 Comoros 0.0%
- 50 Congo 0.0%
- 50 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 50 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 50 Cuba 0.0%
- 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0%
- 50 Djibouti 0.0%
- 50 Dominica 0.0%
- 50 Dominican Republic 0.0%
- 50 East Timor 0.0%
- 50 Ecuador 0.0%
- 50 Egypt 0.0%
- 50 El Salvador 0.0%
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 50 Eritrea 0.0%
- 50 Eswatini 0.0%
- 50 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 50 Fiji 0.0%
- 50 Gabon 0.0%
- 50 Gambia 0.0%
- 50 Georgia 0.0%
- 50 Ghana 0.0%
- 50 Grenada 0.0%
- 50 Guatemala 0.0%
- 50 Guinea 0.0%
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 50 Guyana 0.0%
- 50 Haiti 0.0%
- 50 Honduras 0.0%
- 50 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 50 India 0.0%
- 50 Iran 0.0%
- 50 Iraq 0.0%
- 50 Israel 0.0%
- 50 Jamaica 0.0%
- 50 Jordan 0.0%
- 50 Kenya 0.0%
- 50 Kiribati 0.0%
- 50 Kuwait 0.0%
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 50 Laos 0.0%
- 50 Lebanon 0.0%
- 50 Lesotho 0.0%
- 50 Liberia 0.0%
- 50 Libya 0.0%
- 50 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 50 Macao 0.0%
- 50 Madagascar 0.0%
- 50 Malawi 0.0%
- 50 Malaysia 0.0%
- 50 Maldives 0.0%
- 50 Mali 0.0%
- 50 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 50 Mauritania 0.0%
- 50 Mauritius 0.0%
- 50 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 50 Moldova 0.0%
- 50 Monaco 0.0%
- 50 Mongolia 0.0%
- 50 Montenegro 0.0%
- 50 Morocco 0.0%
- 50 Mozambique 0.0%
- 50 Myanmar 0.0%
- 50 Namibia 0.0%
- 50 Nauru 0.0%
- 50 Nepal 0.0%
- 50 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 50 Niger 0.0%
- 50 Nigeria 0.0%
- 50 North Korea 0.0%
- 50 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 50 Oman 0.0%
- 50 Pakistan 0.0%
- 50 Palau 0.0%
- 50 Palestine 0.0%
- 50 Panama 0.0%
- 50 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 50 Paraguay 0.0%
- 50 Peru 0.0%
- 50 Philippines 0.0%
- 50 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 50 Qatar 0.0%
- 50 Russia 0.0%
- 50 Rwanda 0.0%
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 50 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 50 Samoa 0.0%
- 50 San Marino 0.0%
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 50 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 50 Senegal 0.0%
- 50 Serbia 0.0%
- 50 Seychelles 0.0%
- 50 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 50 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 50 Somalia 0.0%
- 50 South Sudan 0.0%
- 50 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 50 Sudan 0.0%
- 50 Suriname 0.0%
- 50 Syria 0.0%
- 50 Taiwan 0.0%
- 50 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 50 Tanzania 0.0%
- 50 Thailand 0.0%
- 50 Togo 0.0%
- 50 Tonga 0.0%
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 50 Tunisia 0.0%
- 50 Turkey 0.0%
- 50 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 50 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 50 Uganda 0.0%
- 50 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 50 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 50 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 50 Vatican 0.0%
- 50 Venezuela 0.0%
- 50 Vietnam 0.0%
- 50 Western Sahara 0.0%
- 50 Yemen 0.0%
- 50 Zambia 0.0%
- 50 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Colombia?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Colombia was 20.3% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Colombia rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.