Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Colombia
Colombia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Colombia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Colombia stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Colombia peaked at 6.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2001.
Colombia ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -0.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 40 Paraguay 0.3% compare
- 41 South Sudan 0.3% compare
- 42 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
- 44 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 45 Ghana 0.3% compare
- 46 Kenya 0.3% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Colombia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Colombia was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Colombia ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.