Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 1.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Colombia is 1.08 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Colombia peaked at 3.4 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.93 t CO2eq/cap, in 2015.
That places Colombia 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 3.33 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.27 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.2 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 3.14 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.08 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 3.02 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.98 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.92 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.87 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.83 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | -47.7% |
| 2002 | 1.45 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.37 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.64 t CO2eq/cap | +76.3% |
| 2017 | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.61 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.56 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.08 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.08 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 9.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +76.3% | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 1.64 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2001 | -47.7% | 2.83 t CO2eq/cap | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2021 | -27.9% | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | -26.0% | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2.87 t CO2eq/cap | 3.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2.83 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 1.64 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 1.08 t CO2eq/cap | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Angola 1.15 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 27 Zambia 1.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 28 Chad 1.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 30 Zimbabwe 1.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 1.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Madagascar 1.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 1.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Colombia?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Colombia was 1.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.