Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Colombia
Colombia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.4353 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Colombia, 1921–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Colombia is 0.4353 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Colombia peaked at 0.5196 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1921.
Colombia ranks 78th 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 | 9 |
| 1930s | 0.0569 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1165 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1126 tonnes per person | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.1427 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0445 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 0.0441 tonnes per person | 0.1195 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1694 tonnes per person | 0.1305 tonnes per person | 0.2341 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2605 tonnes per person | 0.2223 tonnes per person | 0.3027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2759 tonnes per person | 0.2317 tonnes per person | 0.3445 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3453 tonnes per person | 0.3098 tonnes per person | 0.4539 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4895 tonnes per person | 0.4651 tonnes per person | 0.5196 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4354 tonnes per person | 0.4163 tonnes per person | 0.4731 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Colombia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Colombia was 0.4353 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5196 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1921.
- How does Colombia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 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.