Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bolivia
Bolivia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 2.09 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bolivia, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bolivia stood at 2.09 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bolivia peaked at 2.09 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9906 tonnes per person, in 1995.
That places Bolivia 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.9906 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Bolivia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 12.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 9.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 641.18 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.31 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bolivia?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bolivia was 2.09 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9906 tonnes per person in 1995.
- How does Bolivia rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Bolivia ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.