Share global ghg emissions in Colombia
Colombia: Share global ghg emissions was 0.4561 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4561
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.08
in 1945
All-time low
0.3692
in 2010
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global ghg emissions in Colombia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.4561 for share global ghg emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Colombia peaked at 2.08 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.3692, in 2010.
That places Colombia 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share global ghg emissions in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.9852 | — |
| 1851 | 0.8747 | -11.2% |
| 1852 | 0.821 | -6.1% |
| 1853 | 0.7428 | -9.5% |
| 1854 | 0.7137 | -3.9% |
| 1855 | 0.733 | +2.7% |
| 1856 | 0.6831 | -6.8% |
| 1857 | 0.6769 | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.6132 | -9.4% |
| 1859 | 0.6114 | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.6776 | +10.8% |
| 1861 | 0.5914 | -12.7% |
| 1862 | 0.6551 | +10.8% |
| 1863 | 0.5803 | -11.4% |
| 1864 | 0.6013 | +3.6% |
| 1865 | 0.6275 | +4.4% |
| 1866 | 0.6202 | -1.2% |
| 1867 | 0.7012 | +13.1% |
| 1868 | 0.6433 | -8.3% |
| 1869 | 0.5982 | -7.0% |
| 1870 | 0.7842 | +31.1% |
| 1871 | 0.9517 | +21.4% |
| 1872 | 1.01 | +6.2% |
| 1873 | 0.9631 | -4.7% |
| 1874 | 1 | +4.3% |
| 1875 | 0.9985 | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 1.01 | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 1.03 | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 1.02 | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 1.07 | +5.4% |
| 1881 | 0.9856 | -8.1% |
| 1882 | 1 | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 0.9733 | -3.2% |
| 1884 | 0.9693 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.9808 | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.9985 | +1.8% |
| 1887 | 0.9768 | -2.2% |
| 1888 | 0.9459 | -3.2% |
| 1889 | 1.03 | +9.1% |
| 1890 | 1.03 | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 1.05 | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 1.02 | -3.1% |
| 1895 | 1.06 | +3.8% |
| 1896 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.01 | -5.4% |
| 1898 | 1.07 | +5.7% |
| 1899 | 1.01 | -4.9% |
| 1900 | 1.14 | +12.5% |
| 1901 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 1.2 | +6.0% |
| 1903 | 1.22 | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 1.2 | -1.5% |
| 1905 | 1.16 | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 1.16 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 1.18 | +2.5% |
| 1908 | 1.14 | -4.0% |
| 1909 | 1.12 | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 1.32 | +17.4% |
| 1911 | 1.41 | +7.2% |
| 1912 | 1.47 | +3.8% |
| 1913 | 1.42 | -3.3% |
| 1914 | 1.57 | +10.8% |
| 1915 | 1.59 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 1.56 | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 1.54 | -1.7% |
| 1918 | 1.58 | +2.7% |
| 1919 | 1.61 | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 1.66 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 1.76 | +6.2% |
| 1922 | 1.79 | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 1.68 | -5.8% |
| 1924 | 1.74 | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 1.72 | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 1.76 | +2.7% |
| 1927 | 1.71 | -3.0% |
| 1928 | 1.75 | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 1.65 | -6.0% |
| 1930 | 1.54 | -6.5% |
| 1931 | 1.44 | -6.2% |
| 1932 | 1.5 | +3.9% |
| 1933 | 1.42 | -5.2% |
| 1934 | 1.39 | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 1.32 | -5.3% |
| 1936 | 1.3 | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 1.25 | -3.8% |
| 1938 | 1.28 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 1.25 | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 1.65 | +32.4% |
| 1941 | 1.83 | +10.9% |
| 1942 | 1.94 | +5.8% |
| 1943 | 1.92 | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 1.94 | +1.0% |
| 1945 | 2.08 | +7.5% |
| 1946 | 2.06 | -1.3% |
| 1947 | 1.95 | -5.0% |
| 1948 | 1.91 | -2.1% |
| 1949 | 2 | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 1.95 | -2.8% |
| 1951 | 1.89 | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 1.94 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 1.97 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 1.87 | -4.7% |
| 1955 | 1.84 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 1.85 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 1.91 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 1.97 | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 2.06 | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 1.41 | -31.3% |
| 1961 | 1.79 | +26.9% |
| 1962 | 1.54 | -13.9% |
| 1963 | 1.4 | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 1.66 | +19.1% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | -37.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8195 | -21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6834 | -16.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6315 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5644 | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 1.61 | +185.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9349 | -42.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7017 | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5992 | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5631 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5442 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5977 | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5098 | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4968 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4988 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4777 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5103 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4825 | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4988 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4885 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.468 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4547 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4289 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4093 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4206 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4132 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4572 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4822 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5133 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4962 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5986 | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5812 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6946 | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7526 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6258 | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4587 | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4105 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5102 | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7434 | +45.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4751 | -36.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3898 | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4331 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4428 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.39 | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3918 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3692 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5688 | +54.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9214 | +62.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6399 | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5401 | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4872 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4547 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5993 | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5883 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5241 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4824 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4756 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4433 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4423 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4561 | +3.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.4561 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0784, 5.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.4561 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0332, 13.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global ghg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +185.5% | 0.5644 | 1.61 |
| 2012 | +62.0% | 0.5688 | 0.9214 |
| 2011 | +54.1% | 0.3692 | 0.5688 |
| 2003 | +45.7% | 0.5102 | 0.7434 |
| 1971 | -42.0% | 1.61 | 0.9349 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7455 | 0.6114 | 0.9852 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6296 | 0.5803 | 0.7012 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9776 | 0.7842 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.994 | 0.9459 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.51 | 1.32 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.37 | 1.25 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.93 | 1.65 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.92 | 1.84 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.16 | 0.5644 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7057 | 0.4968 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4639 | 0.4093 | 0.5103 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5615 | 0.4132 | 0.7526 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4645 | 0.3898 | 0.7434 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5693 | 0.3692 | 0.9214 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.46 | 0.4423 | 0.4824 | 5 |
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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 share global ghg emissions in Colombia?
- Share global ghg emissions in Colombia was 0.4561 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 in 1945.
- What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3692 in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for share global ghg emissions?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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