Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Bolivia
Bolivia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 7.60 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Bolivia, 1862–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 7.60 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 136 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bolivia peaked at 7.60 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -104.09 million tonnes, in 1879.
Bolivia ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 16.73 million tonnes | 9.09 million tonnes | 21.11 million tonnes | 7 |
| 1870s | -45.91 million tonnes | -104.09 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -19.98 million tonnes | -101.52 million tonnes | 88.73 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1910s | 229.32 million tonnes | 134.56 million tonnes | 325.39 million tonnes | 5 |
| 1920s | 605.02 million tonnes | 374.68 million tonnes | 835.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 885.35 million tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.86 billion tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | 2.08 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | 2.32 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.58 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 billion tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | 3.23 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 billion tonnes | 3.28 billion tonnes | 4.55 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 billion tonnes | 4.66 billion tonnes | 5.98 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.55 billion tonnes | 6.10 billion tonnes | 7.00 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 billion tonnes | 7.09 billion tonnes | 7.60 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bolivia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bolivia was 7.60 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.60 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -104.09 million tonnes in 1879.
- How does Bolivia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Bolivia ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.