Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.2748 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2748 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
78th
of 194 countries
All-time high
30.35 tonnes per person
in 1914
All-time low
-0.6169 tonnes per person
in 2001
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Colombia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.2748 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Colombia peaked at 30.35 tonnes per person in 1914 and was at its lowest, -0.6169 tonnes per person, in 2001.
Colombia ranks 78th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 19.76 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 17.5 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1852 | 16.13 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1853 | 13.98 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1854 | 13 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1855 | 13.07 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 11.69 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1857 | 11.35 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1858 | 9.97 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1859 | 9.93 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 10.37 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1861 | 8.5 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1862 | 9.44 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1863 | 8.19 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1864 | 8.81 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1865 | 9.24 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1866 | 9.33 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 11.1 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1868 | 10 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1869 | 9.26 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1870 | 14.81 tonnes per person | +60.0% |
| 1871 | 18.86 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1872 | 21.28 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1873 | 20.52 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1874 | 21.97 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1875 | 21.78 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 21.83 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 22.03 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 22.63 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 22.25 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 23.8 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1881 | 21.4 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1882 | 22.06 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 21.39 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1884 | 21.04 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 21.01 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 21.03 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 20.43 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1888 | 19.71 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1889 | 21.37 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1890 | 22.22 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1891 | 22.46 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 22.47 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 22.01 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1894 | 21.58 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1895 | 22.27 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 22.18 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 21.03 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1898 | 21.88 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1899 | 21.23 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1900 | 24.06 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1901 | 23.86 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 25.41 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1903 | 26.07 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 25.67 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1905 | 24.81 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1906 | 24.66 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 25.81 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1908 | 23.81 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1909 | 23.45 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 27.4 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1911 | 28.69 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1912 | 29.7 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 28.69 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1914 | 30.35 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1915 | 29.56 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1916 | 29 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1917 | 28.05 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1918 | 28.08 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 26.34 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1920 | 29.17 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1921 | 29.48 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1922 | 30.27 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1923 | 29.32 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1924 | 29.54 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 28.88 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 28.65 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1927 | 27.93 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1928 | 28.27 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 26.71 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1930 | 23.53 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1931 | 20.68 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1932 | 20.76 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 19.29 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1934 | 19.1 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 17.48 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1936 | 17.79 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 17 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1938 | 16.57 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 15.92 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1940 | 23.78 tonnes per person | +49.4% |
| 1941 | 26.7 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1942 | 28.03 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1943 | 27.79 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1944 | 27.47 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1945 | 27.29 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 26.92 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 25.84 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1948 | 25.2 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1949 | 24.95 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 26.04 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1951 | 25.89 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 25.97 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 25.94 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 24.69 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1955 | 24.41 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 24.62 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 25.46 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 26.08 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 28.17 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1960 | 16.49 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 1961 | 22.41 tonnes per person | +35.9% |
| 1962 | 17.64 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 15.12 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 19.44 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 1965 | 10.02 tonnes per person | -48.4% |
| 1966 | 6.88 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 1967 | 5.17 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1968 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 3.49 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 19.35 tonnes per person | +455.2% |
| 1971 | 8.35 tonnes per person | -56.8% |
| 1972 | 5.51 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 1973 | 4.33 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 3.5 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1975 | 3.07 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 3.79 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 2.55 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 1978 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7764 tonnes per person | -44.1% |
| 1988 | 0.476 tonnes per person | -38.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5149 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1941 tonnes per person | -62.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9131 tonnes per person | +370.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7942 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9176 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3689 tonnes per person | -59.8% |
| 1995 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +412.6% |
| 1996 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 3.53 tonnes per person | +68.3% |
| 1998 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 2.75 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1057 tonnes per person | -96.2% |
| 2001 | -0.6169 tonnes per person | -683.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7846 tonnes per person | -227.2% |
| 2003 | 3.66 tonnes per person | +366.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7993 tonnes per person | -78.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0838 tonnes per person | -110.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7985 tonnes per person | -1053.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7519 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | -87.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1453 tonnes per person | +48.6% |
| 2010 | -0.1913 tonnes per person | -231.7% |
| 2011 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -1273.5% |
| 2012 | 6.45 tonnes per person | +187.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -55.0% |
| 2014 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.971 tonnes per person | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +212.9% |
| 2018 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6315 tonnes per person | -51.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2275 tonnes per person | -64.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2583 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2216 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2748 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2748 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 100.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2748 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312 tonnes per person, 8.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1273.5% | -0.1913 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | +1053.0% | -0.0838 tonnes per person | 0.7985 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | -683.7% | 0.1057 tonnes per person | -0.6169 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +455.2% | 3.49 tonnes per person | 19.35 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +412.6% | 0.3689 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person |
| 1991 | +370.4% | 0.1941 tonnes per person | 0.9131 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.64 tonnes per person | 9.93 tonnes per person | 19.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.42 tonnes per person | 8.19 tonnes per person | 11.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.8 tonnes per person | 14.81 tonnes per person | 22.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 21.33 tonnes per person | 19.71 tonnes per person | 23.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 21.93 tonnes per person | 21.03 tonnes per person | 22.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 24.76 tonnes per person | 23.45 tonnes per person | 26.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 28.58 tonnes per person | 26.34 tonnes per person | 30.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 28.82 tonnes per person | 26.71 tonnes per person | 30.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 18.81 tonnes per person | 15.92 tonnes per person | 23.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 26.4 tonnes per person | 23.78 tonnes per person | 28.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.73 tonnes per person | 24.41 tonnes per person | 28.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.09 tonnes per person | 3.49 tonnes per person | 22.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.48 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 19.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.476 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 0.1941 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.644 tonnes per person | -0.6169 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 tonnes per person | -0.1913 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3228 tonnes per person | 0.2216 tonnes per person | 0.6315 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Colombia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Colombia was 0.2748 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.35 tonnes per person in 1914.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6169 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.