Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bolivia
Bolivia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
22nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
26.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1859
All-time low
-5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1879
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bolivia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bolivia stood at 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bolivia peaked at 26.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1859 and was at its lowest, -5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1879.
Bolivia ranks 22nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 18.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.7% |
| 1852 | 20.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 1853 | 22.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1854 | 23.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1855 | 23.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 24.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1857 | 25.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1858 | 26.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1859 | 26.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1860 | 16.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -38.7% |
| 1861 | 11.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -31.9% |
| 1862 | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.1% |
| 1863 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.1% |
| 1864 | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.7% |
| 1865 | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.2% |
| 1866 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -29.9% |
| 1867 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.8% |
| 1868 | 0.7303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -54.8% |
| 1869 | -0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -108.3% |
| 1870 | -0.7144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1073.9% |
| 1871 | -1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +84.9% |
| 1872 | -1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +43.5% |
| 1873 | -2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.7% |
| 1874 | -3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.9% |
| 1875 | -3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.9% |
| 1876 | -4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.8% |
| 1877 | -4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.0% |
| 1878 | -5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 1879 | -5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1880 | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -177.5% |
| 1881 | 10.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +132.6% |
| 1882 | 13.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.6% |
| 1883 | 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1884 | 17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1885 | 18.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1886 | 18.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1887 | 19.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1888 | 20.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1889 | 20.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 18.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1891 | 16.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 1892 | 16.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1893 | 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1894 | 15.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 15.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1896 | 14.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1897 | 14.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1898 | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1899 | 13.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 12.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.1% |
| 1901 | 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1902 | 10.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1903 | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1904 | 10.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 10.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 10.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 11.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1908 | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 13.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.2% |
| 1911 | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.1% |
| 1912 | 16.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 17.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 17.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 18.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 18.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 18.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 18.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1919 | 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 18.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1921 | 18.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1922 | 17.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 17.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 16.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1925 | 17.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 17.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 17.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1928 | 16.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 16.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 16.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 16.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 16.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 16.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 16.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1937 | 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1938 | 16.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 16.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 17.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1941 | 16.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1942 | 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1943 | 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1944 | 15.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 14.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1946 | 14.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 13.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 14.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1951 | 15.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 15.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1953 | 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 17.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1955 | 18.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 18.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 19.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 19.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 19.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 16.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 1961 | 12.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.3% |
| 1962 | 10.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.9% |
| 1963 | 11.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 11.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 12.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 16.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 14.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 16.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 14.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 16.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 13.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 15.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 13.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 14.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 12.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.6% |
| 1982 | 11.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.1% |
| 1985 | 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 10.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 9.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 14.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +42.5% |
| 1993 | 12.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 23.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +83.2% |
| 1995 | 17.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 17.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 18.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 20.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 17.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 13.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 13.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 14.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 26.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +85.7% |
| 2004 | 18.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 15.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 13.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 12.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 13.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 12.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 9.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 11.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 12.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 10.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 10.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 11.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 4.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | -1073.9% | -0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1880 | +177.5% | -5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1881 | +132.6% | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1869 | -108.3% | 0.7303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2003 | +85.7% | 14.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1871 | -84.9% | -0.7144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | -3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 15.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 16.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
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- 20 Finland 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 21 Brazil 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 23 Central African Republic 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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- 25 Iceland 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Bolivia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bolivia was 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1859.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1879.
- How does Bolivia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.