Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 92.66 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
92.66 million tonnes
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
42nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
103.73 million tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
5,276 tonnes
in 1859
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Colombia, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia is 92.66 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia peaked at 103.73 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,276 tonnes, in 1859.
Colombia ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 9,721 tonnes | — |
| 1857 | 18,205 tonnes | +87.3% |
| 1858 | 20,021 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1859 | 5,276 tonnes | -73.6% |
| 1860 | 9,308 tonnes | +76.4% |
| 1861 | 12,190 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 1862 | 27,600 tonnes | +126.4% |
| 1863 | 24,381 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1864 | 19,421 tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1865 | 10,026 tonnes | -48.4% |
| 1866 | 78,444 tonnes | +682.4% |
| 1867 | 46,900 tonnes | -40.2% |
| 1868 | 72,463 tonnes | +54.5% |
| 1869 | 20,721 tonnes | -71.4% |
| 1870 | 54,592 tonnes | +163.5% |
| 1871 | 119,194 tonnes | +118.3% |
| 1872 | 103,738 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1873 | 80,740 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1874 | 77,193 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1875 | 74,397 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1876 | 68,011 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1877 | 68,001 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1878 | 60,896 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1879 | 68,475 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1880 | 72,630 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1881 | 59,493 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1882 | 86,919 tonnes | +46.1% |
| 1883 | 108,919 tonnes | +25.3% |
| 1884 | 144,629 tonnes | +32.8% |
| 1885 | 219,257 tonnes | +51.6% |
| 1886 | 269,253 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1887 | 233,702 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1888 | 295,978 tonnes | +26.6% |
| 1889 | 116,527 tonnes | -60.6% |
| 1890 | 108,294 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1891 | 89,860 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1892 | 81,625 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1893 | 95,931 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1894 | 76,526 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1895 | 99,709 tonnes | +30.3% |
| 1896 | 98,122 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1897 | 81,576 tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1898 | 79,593 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1899 | 74,323 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1900 | 92,317 tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1901 | 138,758 tonnes | +50.3% |
| 1902 | 134,719 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1903 | 94,285 tonnes | -30.0% |
| 1904 | 54,769 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1905 | 23,106 tonnes | -57.8% |
| 1906 | 24,794 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1907 | 25,258 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 15,484 tonnes | -38.7% |
| 1909 | 21,834 tonnes | +41.0% |
| 1910 | 14,396 tonnes | -34.1% |
| 1911 | 20,188 tonnes | +40.2% |
| 1912 | 20,903 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 44,643 tonnes | +113.6% |
| 1914 | 53,232 tonnes | +19.2% |
| 1915 | 41,601 tonnes | -21.8% |
| 1916 | 52,817 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1917 | 72,597 tonnes | +37.5% |
| 1918 | 65,243 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1919 | 123,157 tonnes | +88.8% |
| 1920 | 106,280 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1921 | 160,661 tonnes | +51.2% |
| 1922 | 294,540 tonnes | +83.3% |
| 1923 | 314,201 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1924 | 340,608 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1925 | 625,632 tonnes | +83.7% |
| 1926 | 1.10 million tonnes | +76.5% |
| 1927 | 1.03 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1928 | 1.32 million tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1929 | 1.31 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 733,378 tonnes | -43.8% |
| 1931 | 757,869 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1932 | 611,109 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1933 | 954,165 tonnes | +56.1% |
| 1934 | 808,117 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1935 | 2.50 million tonnes | +209.6% |
| 1936 | 2.89 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1937 | 2.87 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1938 | 3.08 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1939 | 4.81 million tonnes | +56.1% |
| 1940 | 4.30 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1941 | 3.95 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1942 | 4.27 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1943 | 3.94 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1944 | 4.91 million tonnes | +24.8% |
| 1945 | 4.76 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1946 | 5.78 million tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1947 | 5.86 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 5.18 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1949 | 5.87 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1950 | 7.26 million tonnes | +23.8% |
| 1951 | 8.16 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1952 | 8.63 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1953 | 10.76 million tonnes | +24.6% |
| 1954 | 9.62 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1955 | 11.94 million tonnes | +24.1% |
| 1956 | 12.60 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1957 | 13.65 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1958 | 13.98 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 16.09 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1960 | 16.39 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 18.20 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1962 | 19.42 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 21.23 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 21.68 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 22.86 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 23.47 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 24.69 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 26.57 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 28.02 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 28.37 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 30.28 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 31.43 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 33.63 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 36.40 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 35.81 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 37.98 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 39.24 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 41.54 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 44.27 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 44.18 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 44.27 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 45.69 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 49.22 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 48.71 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 48.09 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 48.77 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 50.14 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 52.15 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 53.10 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 56.86 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 56.61 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 61.34 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 63.26 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 66.98 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 59.35 million tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 59.63 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.10 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 65.56 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 55.29 million tonnes | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 56.21 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 56.47 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.42 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 57.03 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 54.32 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 60.26 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 62.47 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 60.67 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 66.98 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 71.77 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 75.43 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 75.19 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.67 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 86.45 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 92.04 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 91.03 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.58 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.46 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 90.81 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 98.96 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 92.31 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 103.73 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 89.44 million tonnes | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 89.99 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 92.66 million tonnes | +3.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 92.66 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.35 million tonnes, 4.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 92.66 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.95 million tonnes, 11.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +682.4% | 10,026 tonnes | 78,444 tonnes |
| 1935 | +209.6% | 808,117 tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes |
| 1870 | +163.5% | 20,721 tonnes | 54,592 tonnes |
| 1862 | +126.4% | 12,190 tonnes | 27,600 tonnes |
| 1871 | +118.3% | 54,592 tonnes | 119,194 tonnes |
| 1913 | +113.6% | 20,903 tonnes | 44,643 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13,306 tonnes | 5,276 tonnes | 20,021 tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 32,145 tonnes | 9,308 tonnes | 78,444 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 77,524 tonnes | 54,592 tonnes | 119,194 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 160,731 tonnes | 59,493 tonnes | 295,978 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 88,556 tonnes | 74,323 tonnes | 108,294 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 62,532 tonnes | 15,484 tonnes | 138,758 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 50,878 tonnes | 14,396 tonnes | 123,157 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 660,499 tonnes | 106,280 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.00 million tonnes | 611,109 tonnes | 4.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.88 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | 5.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.27 million tonnes | 7.26 million tonnes | 16.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.25 million tonnes | 16.39 million tonnes | 28.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.90 million tonnes | 28.37 million tonnes | 44.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.43 million tonnes | 44.18 million tonnes | 53.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.00 million tonnes | 55.29 million tonnes | 66.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.16 million tonnes | 54.32 million tonnes | 71.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.36 million tonnes | 75.19 million tonnes | 98.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.63 million tonnes | 89.44 million tonnes | 103.73 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 39 Venezuela 116.04 million tonnes compare
- 40 Netherlands 114.78 million tonnes compare
- 41 Bangladesh 108.32 million tonnes compare
- 43 Belgium 85.46 million tonnes compare
- 44 Oman 82.66 million tonnes compare
- 45 Turkmenistan 81.01 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia?
- Territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Colombia was 92.66 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.73 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,276 tonnes in 1859.
- How does Colombia rank for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.