Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Colombia, 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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia is 2 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia peaked at 2.43 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.36 tonnes per person, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 87th 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 | 1.84 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia was 2 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.