Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) in Colombia
Colombia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) was 1.37 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.37 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in Colombia peaked at 1.4 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0556 tonnes per person, in 1960.
That places Colombia 61st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0872 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1045 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1394 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2317 tonnes per person | +66.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3166 tonnes per person | +36.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3729 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4128 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4687 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 0.51 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.557 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5958 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.629 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6644 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7114 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.76 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8073 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8524 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8896 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9092 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9314 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9514 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9728 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9908 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.37 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.081 tonnes per person, 16.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +66.2% | 0.1394 tonnes per person | 0.2317 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | +36.6% | 0.2317 tonnes per person | 0.3166 tonnes per person |
| 1964 | +33.4% | 0.1045 tonnes per person | 0.1394 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | +31.3% | 0.0556 tonnes per person | 0.0731 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2262 tonnes per person | 0.0556 tonnes per person | 0.4687 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6977 tonnes per person | 0.51 tonnes per person | 0.8896 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.988 tonnes per person | 0.9092 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in Colombia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita in Colombia was 1.37 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0556 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative co2 flaring Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.