Per capita methane emissions in Bolivia
Bolivia: Per capita methane emissions was 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Bolivia is 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Bolivia peaked at 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
Bolivia ranks 31st 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 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 28 Central African Republic 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 29 Congo 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 30 United States 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 32 Palau 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 33 Belarus 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 34 Namibia 2.04 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 methane emissions in Bolivia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Bolivia was 2.22 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 methane emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Bolivia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.