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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 19 New Zealand 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 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
- 24 Libya 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Iceland 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.