Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Colombia
Colombia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.4217 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4217 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
57th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.4799 tonnes per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.002 tonnes per person
in 1859
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Colombia, 1856–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Colombia stood at 0.4217 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Colombia peaked at 0.4799 tonnes per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.002 tonnes per person, in 1859.
That places Colombia 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.004 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +82.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1859 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -74.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +74.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1862 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +127.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -47.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +691.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -39.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +56.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -71.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +163.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | +117.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1873 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1874 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1882 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +43.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | +49.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1887 | 0.0726 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0904 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1889 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -61.3% |
| 1890 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1895 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +47.5% |
| 1902 | 0.0321 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1903 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -43.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -58.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -39.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +38.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 1911 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 1912 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +108.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1917 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +34.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +84.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 1922 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | +38.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1928 | 0.0315 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0436 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0787 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0872 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1935 | 0.1282 tonnes per person | +47.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1315 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.111 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1938 | 0.1064 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1939 | 0.1202 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1940 | 0.1632 tonnes per person | +35.8% |
| 1941 | 0.1354 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1942 | 0.1691 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1943 | 0.1498 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1944 | 0.1516 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1636 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2144 tonnes per person | +31.1% |
| 1947 | 0.1964 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1843 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1844 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.2004 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1951 | 0.2371 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1999 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2478 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2942 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3527 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3707 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1957 | 0.36 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4267 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1959 | 0.4209 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.428 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4469 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4642 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4799 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4368 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3958 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3432 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4137 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4025 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4196 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.279 tonnes per person | -33.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3049 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3066 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3481 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3639 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3761 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3863 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3859 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3966 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4413 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3946 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3991 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4019 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4337 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4188 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4171 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4029 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4087 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4031 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.408 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4263 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3732 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3997 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4096 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3853 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3921 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3401 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3287 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3067 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2493 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2567 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.255 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2247 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2519 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1703 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2425 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2186 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1858 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2456 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2504 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2816 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2812 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2259 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3524 tonnes per person | +56.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3534 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3747 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3793 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2629 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2288 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4767 tonnes per person | +108.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4018 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3857 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3459 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3757 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4217 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.4217 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.4217 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person, 174.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +691.7% | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0312 tonnes per person |
| 1870 | +163.5% | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person |
| 1862 | +127.3% | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.03 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0513 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.0904 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0201 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.0359 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0924 tonnes per person | 0.0436 tonnes per person | 0.1315 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1712 tonnes per person | 0.1354 tonnes per person | 0.2144 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.311 tonnes per person | 0.1999 tonnes per person | 0.4267 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4231 tonnes per person | 0.3432 tonnes per person | 0.4799 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3589 tonnes per person | 0.279 tonnes per person | 0.4413 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4088 tonnes per person | 0.3946 tonnes per person | 0.4337 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3611 tonnes per person | 0.2493 tonnes per person | 0.4263 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2301 tonnes per person | 0.1703 tonnes per person | 0.2567 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3217 tonnes per person | 0.2259 tonnes per person | 0.4767 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3861 tonnes per person | 0.3459 tonnes per person | 0.4217 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Colombia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Colombia was 0.4217 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions by source recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4799 tonnes per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 tonnes per person in 1859.
- How does Colombia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.