Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.3% for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 4.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Colombia?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Colombia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.