Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Bolivia
Bolivia: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP was 6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
114th
of 166 countries
All-time high
6,731 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2019
All-time low
1,184 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1846
Years of data
134
1846–2022
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Bolivia, 1846–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
In 2022, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Bolivia stood at 6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Bolivia peaked at 6,731 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,184 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1846.
That places Bolivia 114th out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 134 years of available data.
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 1,184 international-$ in 2011 prices | — |
| 1890 | 1,361 international-$ in 2011 prices | +14.9% |
| 1891 | 1,371 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 1,390 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 1,390 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 1,446 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 1895 | 1,446 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 1,352 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.5% |
| 1897 | 1,384 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 1898 | 1,414 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1899 | 1,420 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1,462 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.0% |
| 1901 | 1,513 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1902 | 1,462 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.4% |
| 1903 | 1,458 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 1,460 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 1,510 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1906 | 1,562 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1907 | 1,568 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 1,616 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 1,651 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 1,714 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 1911 | 1,744 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.8% |
| 1912 | 1,787 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 1,862 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.2% |
| 1914 | 1,769 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.0% |
| 1915 | 1,798 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 1,839 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 1,957 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 1918 | 1,965 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 1,956 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 1,932 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.2% |
| 1921 | 1,849 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.3% |
| 1922 | 2,002 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.3% |
| 1923 | 2,008 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 2,077 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 2,144 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 1926 | 2,157 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 2,289 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.1% |
| 1928 | 2,356 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 1929 | 2,426 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 2,281 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.0% |
| 1931 | 2,040 international-$ in 2011 prices | -10.6% |
| 1932 | 1,879 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.9% |
| 1933 | 1,954 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 1934 | 2,099 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.4% |
| 1935 | 2,173 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 2,230 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 2,381 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1938 | 2,431 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 2,488 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 2,667 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.2% |
| 1941 | 2,823 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.8% |
| 1942 | 2,860 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 2,922 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 2,888 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.2% |
| 1945 | 2,966 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.7% |
| 1946 | 2,891 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.5% |
| 1947 | 2,797 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.3% |
| 1948 | 2,987 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.8% |
| 1949 | 3,083 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 3,011 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.3% |
| 1951 | 3,209 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 3,237 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 2,869 international-$ in 2011 prices | -11.4% |
| 1954 | 2,868 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 2,954 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 2,719 international-$ in 2011 prices | -8.0% |
| 1957 | 2,573 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.4% |
| 1958 | 2,576 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 2,511 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 2,560 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 2,555 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 2,636 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 2,742 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 2,809 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 2,879 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 3,014 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 3,127 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 3,314 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 3,379 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 3,469 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 3,513 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3,602 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3,757 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 3,854 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 4,010 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 4,219 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 4,289 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 4,328 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 4,227 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 4,100 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 4,060 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 3,816 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 3,585 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 3,561 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 3,476 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 3,306 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 3,330 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3,386 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 3,408 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3,502 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 3,610 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 3,592 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,670 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3,765 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3,865 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3,959 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4,080 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4,206 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 4,146 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,174 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4,166 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,194 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4,230 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4,331 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4,445 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4,582 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 4,713 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4,924 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 5,011 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5,142 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5,331 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5,504 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5,776 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5,988 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 6,176 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6,338 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6,503 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 6,679 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6,731 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6,062 international-$ in 2011 prices | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 6,356 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,775 international-$ in 2011 prices, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,999 international-$ in 2011 prices, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1,184 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,184 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,184 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,397 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,352 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,446 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,526 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,458 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,651 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,839 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,714 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,965 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,124 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,849 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,426 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,196 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,879 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,488 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,888 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,667 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,083 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,853 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,511 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,237 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,902 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,555 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,379 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,927 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,469 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,328 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,603 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,306 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,100 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,840 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,502 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,206 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,477 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,166 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,011 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,017 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,142 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,731 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,300 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,062 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
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- 111 Cape Verde 7,203 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 112 Laos 7,168 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 113 Moldova 6,675 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 115 Angola 6,119 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 116 Pakistan 5,532 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 117 Tajikistan 5,508 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Bolivia?
- Change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Bolivia was 6,481 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,731 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,184 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1846.
- How does Bolivia rank for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Bolivia ranks 114th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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