Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Colombia
Colombia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Colombia, 1921–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Colombia stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1921.
Colombia ranks 43rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 0.0% | — |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +435.3% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +89.8% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +42.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +65.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +71.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +33.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +30.7% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +22.9% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 7.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | +435.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1923 | +89.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1926 | +71.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1925 | +65.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1924 | +42.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1927 | +33.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Colombia?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Colombia was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1921.
- How does Colombia rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Colombia ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.