Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Bolivia
Bolivia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2.09 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bolivia stood at 2.09 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bolivia peaked at 2.09 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9906 tonnes per person, in 1995.
Bolivia ranks 85th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bolivia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9906 tonnes per person in 1995.
- How does Bolivia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.