Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Colombia, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Colombia stood at 0.1204 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.2923 kilograms per international-$ in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 kilograms per international-$, in 1910.
That places Colombia 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0212 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0281 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0281 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0281 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0137 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0028 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0314 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0024 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0125 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0417 kilograms per international-$ | 0.01 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0731 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0849 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0313 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1772 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1389 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1671 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1825 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2642 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2795 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2923 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2705 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2182 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2599 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2267 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1536 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1352 kilograms per international-$ | 0.17 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1396 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 129 Albania 0.1244 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 130 Sierra Leone 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 131 Panama 0.1235 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 134 Bangladesh 0.119 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 135 United Kingdom 0.119 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 53.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 42.09 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.80 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.75 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.75 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Colombia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Colombia was 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2923 kilograms per international-$ in 1963.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 kilograms per international-$ in 1910.
- How does Colombia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).