Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Bolivia
Bolivia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 1 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Bolivia, 1928–2024
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
Bolivia recorded 1 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
The figure is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Bolivia peaked at 1 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1928.
Bolivia ranks 59th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0536 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 0.1205 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0951 tonnes per person | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.1239 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3135 tonnes per person | 0.2014 tonnes per person | 0.4578 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4271 tonnes per person | 0.2806 tonnes per person | 0.4979 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6809 tonnes per person | 0.5574 tonnes per person | 0.762 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.718 tonnes per person | 0.5594 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Bolivia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Bolivia was 1 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 from gas recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1928.
- How does Bolivia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Bolivia ranks 59th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.