Consumption-based carbon intensity in Colombia
Colombia: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Colombia, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Colombia is 0.1399 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Colombia peaked at 0.246 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 109th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1696 kilograms per international-$ | 0.246 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1673 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1584 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1752 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1749 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1564 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1901 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1595 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1695 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Colombia?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Colombia was 0.1399 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.246 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Colombia ranks 109th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).