CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia
Bolivia: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth was 16.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
16.6 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 244.4%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
520.95 % change on previous year
in 1865
All-time low
-80 % change on previous year
in 1931
Years of data
133
1865–2024
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia, 1865–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia is 16.6 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 244.4% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia peaked at 520.95 % change on previous year in 1865 and was at its lowest, -80 % change on previous year, in 1931.
Bolivia ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 520.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 1866 | -66.72 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 1867 | 22.77 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 1868 | 139.97 % change on previous year | +514.8% |
| 1869 | -34.65 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 1870 | -45.44 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 1871 | 165.76 % change on previous year | -464.8% |
| 1872 | 91.96 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 1873 | 35.18 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1874 | -40.53 % change on previous year | -215.2% |
| 1875 | 26.81 % change on previous year | -166.1% |
| 1876 | 60.21 % change on previous year | +124.6% |
| 1877 | -25.42 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1878 | 76.5 % change on previous year | -401.0% |
| 1879 | 27.62 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 1880 | 21.27 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1881 | 25.46 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 1882 | 19.75 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1883 | -15.29 % change on previous year | -177.4% |
| 1884 | 23.92 % change on previous year | -256.4% |
| 1885 | -29.98 % change on previous year | -225.4% |
| 1886 | -44.05 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 1887 | 57.47 % change on previous year | -230.5% |
| 1888 | 30.72 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1916 | 324.24 % change on previous year | +955.4% |
| 1917 | -17.46 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1918 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 1919 | -31.11 % change on previous year | -1953.9% |
| 1920 | 61.28 % change on previous year | -297.0% |
| 1921 | -30.48 % change on previous year | -149.7% |
| 1922 | -20.03 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1923 | 23.06 % change on previous year | -215.1% |
| 1924 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1925 | -43.43 % change on previous year | -3884.7% |
| 1926 | 49.78 % change on previous year | -214.6% |
| 1927 | 28.86 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 1928 | 18.69 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1929 | -34.77 % change on previous year | -286.0% |
| 1930 | 37.31 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 1931 | -80 % change on previous year | -314.4% |
| 1932 | 208.33 % change on previous year | -360.4% |
| 1933 | 24.32 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1934 | 35.86 % change on previous year | +47.5% |
| 1935 | -9.17 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 1936 | -36.47 % change on previous year | +297.7% |
| 1937 | 18.26 % change on previous year | -150.1% |
| 1938 | 155.42 % change on previous year | +751.0% |
| 1939 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 1940 | 18.65 % change on previous year | +803.8% |
| 1941 | 19.5 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1942 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1943 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -319.0% |
| 1944 | 5.28 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1945 | -10.34 % change on previous year | -295.7% |
| 1946 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 1947 | -12.43 % change on previous year | -427.8% |
| 1948 | 17.15 % change on previous year | -238.0% |
| 1949 | 42.7 % change on previous year | +149.1% |
| 1950 | 61.58 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 1951 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 1952 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -203.7% |
| 1953 | 5 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 1954 | 46.28 % change on previous year | +825.3% |
| 1955 | 18.14 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 1956 | 18.9 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1957 | -9.27 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 1958 | -8.76 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1959 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 1960 | 5.79 % change on previous year | +60.8% |
| 1961 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 1962 | 5.63 % change on previous year | +54.4% |
| 1963 | 10.33 % change on previous year | +83.5% |
| 1964 | 22.06 % change on previous year | +113.4% |
| 1965 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 1966 | 11.89 % change on previous year | +499.9% |
| 1967 | 11.93 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.11 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 1969 | 17 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1970 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1971 | 23.16 % change on previous year | -1044.5% |
| 1972 | 16.65 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 1973 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1974 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 1975 | 15.43 % change on previous year | +811.6% |
| 1976 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1977 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1978 | 12.19 % change on previous year | -660.1% |
| 1979 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 1980 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1981 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -277.2% |
| 1982 | -9.26 % change on previous year | -450.9% |
| 1983 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 1984 | -5.81 % change on previous year | +325.9% |
| 1985 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 1986 | -8.43 % change on previous year | -514.6% |
| 1987 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -178.7% |
| 1988 | 6.88 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 15.91 % change on previous year | +131.2% |
| 1990 | 101.26 % change on previous year | +536.5% |
| 1991 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1992 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1994 | -16.54 % change on previous year | -439.9% |
| 1995 | -6.44 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 1996 | 11.06 % change on previous year | -271.9% |
| 1997 | 17.01 % change on previous year | +53.8% |
| 1998 | -4 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 1999 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2000 | -22.9 % change on previous year | +722.4% |
| 2001 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 2002 | 19 % change on previous year | +417.4% |
| 2003 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6191 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 2005 | 11.63 % change on previous year | +1779.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2578 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2007 | 3 % change on previous year | +1064.6% |
| 2008 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +105.8% |
| 2010 | 8.62 % change on previous year | +85.5% |
| 2011 | 8.39 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.49 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 2014 | 11.94 % change on previous year | +933.7% |
| 2015 | -0.003 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -225090.1% |
| 2017 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 2019 | 0.446 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 2020 | -18.97 % change on previous year | -4353.0% |
| 2021 | 18.81 % change on previous year | -199.2% |
| 2022 | 7.91 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 2023 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6 % change on previous year | +244.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 16.6 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.92 % change on previous year, 5.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 16.6 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.84 % change on previous year, 4.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +225090.1% | -0.003 % change on previous year | 6.78 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -4353.0% | 0.446 % change on previous year | -18.97 % change on previous year |
| 1925 | -3884.7% | 1.15 % change on previous year | -43.43 % change on previous year |
| 1919 | -1953.9% | 1.68 % change on previous year | -31.11 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1779.2% | 0.6191 % change on previous year | 11.63 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 116.46 % change on previous year | -66.72 % change on previous year | 520.95 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1870s | 37.27 % change on previous year | -45.44 % change on previous year | 165.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.92 % change on previous year | -44.05 % change on previous year | 57.47 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 69.34 % change on previous year | -31.11 % change on previous year | 324.24 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1920s | 5.41 % change on previous year | -43.43 % change on previous year | 61.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 35.59 % change on previous year | -80 % change on previous year | 208.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.71 % change on previous year | -12.43 % change on previous year | 42.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.59 % change on previous year | -10.71 % change on previous year | 61.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.54 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 22.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.84 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | 23.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7739 % change on previous year | -9.26 % change on previous year | 15.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.43 % change on previous year | -16.54 % change on previous year | 101.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 % change on previous year | -22.9 % change on previous year | 19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 % change on previous year | -0.003 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 % change on previous year | -18.97 % change on previous year | 18.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 2 Uzbekistan 13.32 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Christmas Island 10 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 8.66 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Bolivia
- 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)
- Urban population 9.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 12.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth in Bolivia was 16.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 520.95 % change on previous year in 1865.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -80 % change on previous year in 1931.
- How does Bolivia rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth?
- Bolivia ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.