Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Colombia
Colombia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 24.33 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Colombia, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 24.33 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 169 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Colombia peaked at 24.33 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.36 million tonnes, in 1856.
Colombia ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 68.83 million tonnes | 28.36 million tonnes | 108.10 million tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 240.85 million tonnes | 135.46 million tonnes | 348.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 627.90 million tonnes | 385.06 million tonnes | 892.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.25 billion tonnes | 960.60 million tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.99 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.94 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 3.45 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.29 billion tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | 5.03 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.11 billion tonnes | 5.21 billion tonnes | 7.05 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.97 billion tonnes | 7.24 billion tonnes | 8.67 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.15 billion tonnes | 8.89 billion tonnes | 11.44 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.30 billion tonnes | 11.75 billion tonnes | 14.99 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.50 billion tonnes | 15.27 billion tonnes | 17.29 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.36 billion tonnes | 17.72 billion tonnes | 18.86 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.37 billion tonnes | 18.96 billion tonnes | 19.74 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.30 billion tonnes | 19.80 billion tonnes | 20.98 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.45 billion tonnes | 21.04 billion tonnes | 21.85 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.91 billion tonnes | 21.92 billion tonnes | 23.78 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.12 billion tonnes | 23.91 billion tonnes | 24.33 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Colombia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Colombia was 24.33 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.33 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.36 million tonnes in 1856.
- How does Colombia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.