Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Bolivia
Bolivia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.17 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.17 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
126th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.17 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0014 tonnes per person
in 1928
Years of data
97
1928–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 1.17 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Bolivia peaked at 1.17 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 tonnes per person, in 1928.
Bolivia ranks 126th of 213 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +196.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +97.7% |
| 1933 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +196.6% |
| 1934 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -39.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +51.8% |
| 1940 | 0.0397 tonnes per person | +38.0% |
| 1941 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0511 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0876 tonnes per person | +42.6% |
| 1950 | 0.153 tonnes per person | +74.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1448 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 0.156 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2266 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2651 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3084 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2763 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2493 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2535 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2613 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2463 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2565 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2782 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2971 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3174 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3438 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3653 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3939 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.388 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3943 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3976 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4266 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.444 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4713 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5579 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6004 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6158 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6004 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5998 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6033 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6055 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5335 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5148 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.491 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4871 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.439 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4391 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4315 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4377 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4579 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4509 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4586 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4878 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5401 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6379 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6824 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7085 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7933 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7136 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5615 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5953 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5693 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6631 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6735 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.746 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7138 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7883 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7662 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7451 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7801 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8115 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9226 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9075 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9773 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8747 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.17 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.17 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.18 tonnes per person, 54% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | +196.6% | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person |
| 1933 | +196.6% | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person |
| 1932 | +97.7% | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +74.7% | 0.0876 tonnes per person | 0.153 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0498 tonnes per person | 0.032 tonnes per person | 0.0876 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2164 tonnes per person | 0.1308 tonnes per person | 0.3084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3148 tonnes per person | 0.2463 tonnes per person | 0.3939 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5108 tonnes per person | 0.3943 tonnes per person | 0.6158 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4982 tonnes per person | 0.4315 tonnes per person | 0.6055 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5931 tonnes per person | 0.4509 tonnes per person | 0.7933 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6822 tonnes per person | 0.5615 tonnes per person | 0.7883 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9632 tonnes per person | 0.7801 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.8747 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Bolivia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Bolivia was 1.17 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 oil recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 tonnes per person in 1928.
- How does Bolivia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bolivia ranks 126th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.