Co2 land use per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Co2 land use per capita was 0.2748 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2748
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
78th
of 194 countries
All-time high
30.35
in 1914
All-time low
-0.6169
in 2001
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Colombia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.2748 for co2 land use 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, co2 land use per capita in Colombia peaked at 30.35 in 1914 and was at its lowest, -0.6169, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 19.76 | — |
| 1851 | 17.5 | -11.4% |
| 1852 | 16.13 | -7.8% |
| 1853 | 13.98 | -13.3% |
| 1854 | 13 | -7.0% |
| 1855 | 13.07 | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 11.69 | -10.6% |
| 1857 | 11.35 | -2.9% |
| 1858 | 9.97 | -12.1% |
| 1859 | 9.93 | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 10.37 | +4.4% |
| 1861 | 8.5 | -18.1% |
| 1862 | 9.44 | +11.1% |
| 1863 | 8.19 | -13.2% |
| 1864 | 8.81 | +7.5% |
| 1865 | 9.24 | +4.9% |
| 1866 | 9.33 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 11.1 | +18.9% |
| 1868 | 10 | -9.9% |
| 1869 | 9.26 | -7.4% |
| 1870 | 14.81 | +60.0% |
| 1871 | 18.86 | +27.3% |
| 1872 | 21.28 | +12.9% |
| 1873 | 20.52 | -3.6% |
| 1874 | 21.97 | +7.1% |
| 1875 | 21.78 | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 21.83 | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 22.03 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 22.63 | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 22.25 | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 23.8 | +7.0% |
| 1881 | 21.4 | -10.1% |
| 1882 | 22.06 | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 21.39 | -3.0% |
| 1884 | 21.04 | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 21.01 | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 21.03 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 20.43 | -2.8% |
| 1888 | 19.71 | -3.6% |
| 1889 | 21.37 | +8.4% |
| 1890 | 22.22 | +4.0% |
| 1891 | 22.46 | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 22.47 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 22.01 | -2.1% |
| 1894 | 21.58 | -1.9% |
| 1895 | 22.27 | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 22.18 | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 21.03 | -5.2% |
| 1898 | 21.88 | +4.0% |
| 1899 | 21.23 | -3.0% |
| 1900 | 24.06 | +13.3% |
| 1901 | 23.86 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 25.41 | +6.5% |
| 1903 | 26.07 | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 25.67 | -1.5% |
| 1905 | 24.81 | -3.4% |
| 1906 | 24.66 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 25.81 | +4.7% |
| 1908 | 23.81 | -7.7% |
| 1909 | 23.45 | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 27.4 | +16.9% |
| 1911 | 28.69 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | 29.7 | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 28.69 | -3.4% |
| 1914 | 30.35 | +5.8% |
| 1915 | 29.56 | -2.6% |
| 1916 | 29 | -1.9% |
| 1917 | 28.05 | -3.3% |
| 1918 | 28.08 | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 26.34 | -6.2% |
| 1920 | 29.17 | +10.8% |
| 1921 | 29.48 | +1.1% |
| 1922 | 30.27 | +2.7% |
| 1923 | 29.32 | -3.2% |
| 1924 | 29.54 | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 28.88 | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 28.65 | -0.8% |
| 1927 | 27.93 | -2.5% |
| 1928 | 28.27 | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 26.71 | -5.5% |
| 1930 | 23.53 | -11.9% |
| 1931 | 20.68 | -12.1% |
| 1932 | 20.76 | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 19.29 | -7.1% |
| 1934 | 19.1 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 17.48 | -8.5% |
| 1936 | 17.79 | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 17 | -4.5% |
| 1938 | 16.57 | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 15.92 | -3.9% |
| 1940 | 23.78 | +49.4% |
| 1941 | 26.7 | +12.3% |
| 1942 | 28.03 | +5.0% |
| 1943 | 27.79 | -0.9% |
| 1944 | 27.47 | -1.2% |
| 1945 | 27.29 | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 26.92 | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 25.84 | -4.0% |
| 1948 | 25.2 | -2.5% |
| 1949 | 24.95 | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 26.04 | +4.4% |
| 1951 | 25.89 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 25.97 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 25.94 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 24.69 | -4.8% |
| 1955 | 24.41 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 24.62 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 25.46 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 26.08 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 28.17 | +8.0% |
| 1960 | 16.49 | -41.5% |
| 1961 | 22.41 | +35.9% |
| 1962 | 17.64 | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 15.12 | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 19.44 | +28.5% |
| 1965 | 10.02 | -48.4% |
| 1966 | 6.88 | -31.4% |
| 1967 | 5.17 | -24.8% |
| 1968 | 4.3 | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 3.49 | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 19.35 | +455.2% |
| 1971 | 8.35 | -56.8% |
| 1972 | 5.51 | -34.0% |
| 1973 | 4.33 | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 3.5 | -19.2% |
| 1975 | 3.07 | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 3.79 | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 2.55 | -32.7% |
| 1978 | 2.26 | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 2.12 | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 1.96 | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 2.12 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 1.65 | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 1.77 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.62 | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.39 | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7764 | -44.1% |
| 1988 | 0.476 | -38.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5149 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1941 | -62.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9131 | +370.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7942 | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9176 | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3689 | -59.8% |
| 1995 | 1.89 | +412.6% |
| 1996 | 2.1 | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 3.53 | +68.3% |
| 1998 | 3.84 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 2.75 | -28.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1057 | -96.2% |
| 2001 | -0.6169 | -683.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7846 | -227.2% |
| 2003 | 3.66 | +366.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7993 | -78.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0838 | -110.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7985 | -1053.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7519 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0978 | -87.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1453 | +48.6% |
| 2010 | -0.1913 | -231.7% |
| 2011 | 2.24 | -1273.5% |
| 2012 | 6.45 | +187.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | -55.0% |
| 2014 | 2.03 | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.971 | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 3.04 | +212.9% |
| 2018 | 2.33 | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 1.31 | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6315 | -51.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2275 | -64.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2583 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2216 | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2748 | +24.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2748 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 100.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2748 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312, 8.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | 2.24 |
| 2006 | +1053.0% | -0.0838 | 0.7985 |
| 2001 | -683.7% | 0.1057 | -0.6169 |
| 1970 | +455.2% | 3.49 | 19.35 |
| 1995 | +412.6% | 0.3689 | 1.89 |
| 1991 | +370.4% | 0.1941 | 0.9131 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.64 | 9.93 | 19.76 | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.42 | 8.19 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.8 | 14.81 | 22.63 | 10 |
| 1880s | 21.33 | 19.71 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 1890s | 21.93 | 21.03 | 22.47 | 10 |
| 1900s | 24.76 | 23.45 | 26.07 | 10 |
| 1910s | 28.58 | 26.34 | 30.35 | 10 |
| 1920s | 28.82 | 26.71 | 30.27 | 10 |
| 1930s | 18.81 | 15.92 | 23.53 | 10 |
| 1940s | 26.4 | 23.78 | 28.03 | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.73 | 24.41 | 28.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.09 | 3.49 | 22.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.48 | 2.12 | 19.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 0.476 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 | 0.1941 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.644 | -0.6169 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 | -0.1913 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3228 | 0.2216 | 0.6315 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Colombia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Colombia was 0.2748 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.35 in 1914.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6169 in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 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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