Per capita methane emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
39th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1953
All-time low
1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Colombia peaked at 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1860.
That places Colombia 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 37 Mauritania 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 Cyprus 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 40 Denmark 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 41 Venezuela 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 42 Nicaragua 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Colombia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Colombia was 1.73 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1953.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- How does Colombia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.