Co2 land use per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: Co2 land use per capita was 8.94 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.94
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
3rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
39.51
in 1859
All-time low
-12.48
in 1879
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Bolivia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Bolivia is 8.94, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Bolivia peaked at 39.51 in 1859 and was at its lowest, -12.48, in 1879.
That places Bolivia 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 17.16 | — |
| 1851 | 24.49 | +42.7% |
| 1852 | 28.77 | +17.5% |
| 1853 | 31.81 | +10.6% |
| 1854 | 33.81 | +6.3% |
| 1855 | 35.41 | +4.7% |
| 1856 | 36.8 | +3.9% |
| 1857 | 37.72 | +2.5% |
| 1858 | 38.87 | +3.0% |
| 1859 | 39.51 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 22.35 | -43.4% |
| 1861 | 14.24 | -36.3% |
| 1862 | 9.36 | -34.3% |
| 1863 | 5.97 | -36.2% |
| 1864 | 3.44 | -42.3% |
| 1865 | 1.47 | -57.3% |
| 1866 | -0.1428 | -109.7% |
| 1867 | -1.49 | +940.9% |
| 1868 | -2.63 | +76.7% |
| 1869 | -3.66 | +39.2% |
| 1870 | -4.58 | +25.3% |
| 1871 | -5.47 | +19.3% |
| 1872 | -6.35 | +16.0% |
| 1873 | -7.25 | +14.2% |
| 1874 | -8.14 | +12.3% |
| 1875 | -9.02 | +10.9% |
| 1876 | -9.91 | +9.8% |
| 1877 | -10.8 | +9.0% |
| 1878 | -11.7 | +8.3% |
| 1879 | -12.48 | +6.7% |
| 1880 | 2.14 | -117.2% |
| 1881 | 9.31 | +334.5% |
| 1882 | 13.77 | +47.9% |
| 1883 | 16.73 | +21.5% |
| 1884 | 18.87 | +12.8% |
| 1885 | 20.45 | +8.4% |
| 1886 | 21.65 | +5.9% |
| 1887 | 22.59 | +4.3% |
| 1888 | 23.3 | +3.2% |
| 1889 | 23.87 | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 24.78 | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 25.11 | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 25.21 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 25.18 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 25.06 | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 24.84 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 24.56 | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 24.22 | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 23.86 | -1.5% |
| 1899 | 23.71 | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 19.1 | -19.5% |
| 1901 | 16.73 | -12.4% |
| 1902 | 15.36 | -8.2% |
| 1903 | 14.4 | -6.2% |
| 1904 | 14.12 | -2.0% |
| 1905 | 13.79 | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 13.45 | -2.4% |
| 1907 | 13.47 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 13.24 | -1.7% |
| 1909 | 12.91 | -2.5% |
| 1910 | 16.53 | +28.0% |
| 1911 | 18.74 | +13.4% |
| 1912 | 19.52 | +4.1% |
| 1913 | 20.02 | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 20.34 | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 20.99 | +3.2% |
| 1916 | 20.87 | -0.6% |
| 1917 | 21.15 | +1.3% |
| 1918 | 21 | -0.7% |
| 1919 | 20.84 | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 20.89 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 21.62 | +3.5% |
| 1922 | 21.47 | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 20.63 | -3.9% |
| 1924 | 19.88 | -3.6% |
| 1925 | 20.73 | +4.3% |
| 1926 | 20.57 | -0.8% |
| 1927 | 20.13 | -2.1% |
| 1928 | 19.84 | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 19.22 | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 18.96 | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 19.13 | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 19.18 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 18.46 | -3.8% |
| 1934 | 18.04 | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 18.82 | +4.3% |
| 1936 | 18.15 | -3.5% |
| 1937 | 18.09 | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 17.51 | -3.2% |
| 1939 | 17.84 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 16.1 | -9.8% |
| 1941 | 14.38 | -10.7% |
| 1942 | 12.89 | -10.4% |
| 1943 | 11.6 | -10.0% |
| 1944 | 10.46 | -9.9% |
| 1945 | 9.43 | -9.9% |
| 1946 | 8.49 | -9.9% |
| 1947 | 7.63 | -10.1% |
| 1948 | 6.84 | -10.3% |
| 1949 | 6.04 | -11.8% |
| 1950 | 7.73 | +28.1% |
| 1951 | 8.98 | +16.1% |
| 1952 | 10.11 | +12.6% |
| 1953 | 11.03 | +9.1% |
| 1954 | 11.97 | +8.5% |
| 1955 | 12.73 | +6.4% |
| 1956 | 13.52 | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 14.11 | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 14.67 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 15.15 | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 12.33 | -18.6% |
| 1961 | 6.68 | -45.9% |
| 1962 | 4.19 | -37.2% |
| 1963 | 4.99 | +19.2% |
| 1964 | 4.77 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 4.39 | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 4.47 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 4.41 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 6.06 | +37.4% |
| 1969 | 5.03 | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 8.02 | +59.6% |
| 1971 | 9.91 | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 7.09 | -28.5% |
| 1973 | 9.72 | +37.0% |
| 1974 | 10.89 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 7.6 | -30.2% |
| 1976 | 9.99 | +31.5% |
| 1977 | 7.28 | -27.1% |
| 1978 | 9.56 | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 7.01 | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 9.33 | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 6.9 | -26.0% |
| 1982 | 5.9 | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 8.76 | +48.4% |
| 1984 | 5 | -42.8% |
| 1985 | 7.35 | +46.8% |
| 1986 | 5.31 | -27.7% |
| 1987 | 4.56 | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 5.09 | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 3.39 | -33.4% |
| 1990 | 5.6 | +65.2% |
| 1991 | 4.7 | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 9.87 | +109.9% |
| 1993 | 7.27 | -26.4% |
| 1994 | 26.25 | +261.3% |
| 1995 | 17.39 | -33.8% |
| 1996 | 18.19 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 18.62 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 25.3 | +35.8% |
| 1999 | 18.68 | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 12.66 | -32.2% |
| 2001 | 12.01 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 13.13 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 29.23 | +122.7% |
| 2004 | 18.46 | -36.9% |
| 2005 | 13.34 | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 11.33 | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 10.21 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 11.46 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 10.83 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.11 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 9.25 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 8.57 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 9.08 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.37 | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 5.01 | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 3.67 | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 8.08 | +120.2% |
| 2018 | 9.33 | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 6.24 | -33.1% |
| 2020 | 6.56 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 7.49 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 8.16 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 8.63 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 8.94 | +3.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182, 28.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 8.94 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312, 286.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | -940.9% | -0.1428 | -1.49 |
| 1881 | +334.5% | 2.14 | 9.31 |
| 1994 | +261.3% | 7.27 | 26.25 |
| 2003 | +122.7% | 13.13 | 29.23 |
| 2017 | +120.2% | 3.67 | 8.08 |
| 1880 | +117.2% | -12.48 | 2.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 32.43 | 17.16 | 39.51 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.89 | -3.66 | 22.35 | 10 |
| 1870s | -8.57 | -12.48 | -4.58 | 10 |
| 1880s | 17.27 | 2.14 | 23.87 | 10 |
| 1890s | 24.65 | 23.71 | 25.21 | 10 |
| 1900s | 14.66 | 12.91 | 19.1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 20 | 16.53 | 21.15 | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.5 | 19.22 | 21.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | 18.42 | 17.51 | 19.18 | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.39 | 6.04 | 16.1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 12 | 7.73 | 15.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.73 | 4.19 | 12.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.71 | 7.01 | 10.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.16 | 3.39 | 9.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.19 | 4.7 | 26.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.27 | 10.21 | 29.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.57 | 3.67 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 | 6.56 | 8.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 1 Belize 15.29 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 9.43 compare
- 4 Bhutan 8.26 compare
- 5 Brazil 7.55 compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 7.44 compare
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Share co2 vs population 0.1745 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -40.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 71.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Bolivia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Bolivia was 8.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.51 in 1859.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.48 in 1879.
- How does Bolivia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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