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Share global methane emissions in Bolivia

Bolivia: Share global methane emissions was 0.3029 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3029
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
57th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4761
in 1974
All-time low
0.1449
in 1880
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Bolivia, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Bolivia is 0.3029, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Bolivia peaked at 0.4761 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.1449, in 1880.

That places Bolivia 57th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Bolivia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2096 —
1851 0.2129 +1.5%
1852 0.2157 +1.4%
1853 0.2185 +1.3%
1854 0.2203 +0.9%
1855 0.2232 +1.3%
1856 0.2256 +1.1%
1857 0.2284 +1.3%
1858 0.2313 +1.3%
1859 0.2336 +1.0%
1860 0.2355 +0.8%
1861 0.2307 -2.0%
1862 0.2263 -1.9%
1863 0.2214 -2.2%
1864 0.2165 -2.2%
1865 0.2118 -2.2%
1866 0.207 -2.2%
1867 0.2027 -2.1%
1868 0.1986 -2.0%
1869 0.194 -2.3%
1870 0.19 -2.1%
1871 0.1851 -2.6%
1872 0.1797 -2.9%
1873 0.1748 -2.7%
1874 0.1712 -2.1%
1875 0.1664 -2.8%
1876 0.1623 -2.5%
1877 0.1581 -2.6%
1878 0.1542 -2.5%
1879 0.1497 -2.9%
1880 0.1449 -3.3%
1881 0.1523 +5.1%
1882 0.1595 +4.7%
1883 0.1663 +4.3%
1884 0.1738 +4.5%
1885 0.1812 +4.2%
1886 0.1883 +3.9%
1887 0.1947 +3.4%
1888 0.2003 +2.8%
1889 0.2071 +3.4%
1890 0.2122 +2.5%
1891 0.2072 -2.3%
1892 0.2031 -2.0%
1893 0.1996 -1.7%
1894 0.1948 -2.4%
1895 0.1898 -2.6%
1896 0.1855 -2.3%
1897 0.1809 -2.5%
1898 0.1762 -2.6%
1899 0.171 -3.0%
1900 0.1663 -2.8%
1901 0.1676 +0.8%
1902 0.1692 +0.9%
1903 0.1693 +0.1%
1904 0.171 +1.0%
1905 0.1719 +0.5%
1906 0.1721 +0.2%
1907 0.171 -0.7%
1908 0.1737 +1.6%
1909 0.1742 +0.3%
1910 0.1747 +0.3%
1911 0.1809 +3.5%
1912 0.1866 +3.2%
1913 0.1909 +2.3%
1914 0.2005 +5.1%
1915 0.2073 +3.4%
1916 0.2111 +1.8%
1917 0.2157 +2.2%
1918 0.2238 +3.8%
1919 0.2341 +4.6%
1920 0.2352 +0.5%
1921 0.2401 +2.1%
1922 0.236 -1.7%
1923 0.2293 -2.8%
1924 0.2275 -0.8%
1925 0.2262 -0.6%
1926 0.2261 -0.0%
1927 0.2206 -2.4%
1928 0.2202 -0.2%
1929 0.2167 -1.6%
1930 0.2171 +0.2%
1931 0.2217 +2.1%
1932 0.2263 +2.1%
1933 0.2289 +1.1%
1934 0.2287 -0.1%
1935 0.2286 -0.0%
1936 0.2243 -1.9%
1937 0.2239 -0.2%
1938 0.2275 +1.6%
1939 0.229 +0.7%
1940 0.2301 +0.5%
1941 0.2214 -3.8%
1942 0.2173 -1.8%
1943 0.2108 -3.0%
1944 0.204 -3.3%
1945 0.2054 +0.7%
1946 0.1964 -4.4%
1947 0.1885 -4.1%
1948 0.1862 -1.2%
1949 0.1898 +1.9%
1950 0.2029 +6.9%
1951 0.1953 -3.7%
1952 0.2011 +3.0%
1953 0.206 +2.4%
1954 0.2315 +12.4%
1955 0.2435 +5.2%
1956 0.2603 +6.9%
1957 0.2516 -3.3%
1958 0.2446 -2.8%
1959 0.2441 -0.2%
1960 0.2491 +2.0%
1961 0.2605 +4.6%
1962 0.2706 +3.9%
1963 0.2854 +5.5%
1964 0.2996 +5.0%
1965 0.3144 +4.9%
1966 0.3305 +5.1%
1967 0.3519 +6.5%
1968 0.3736 +6.2%
1969 0.3817 +2.2%
1970 0.4096 +7.3%
1971 0.4043 -1.3%
1972 0.4612 +14.1%
1973 0.4748 +2.9%
1974 0.4761 +0.3%
1975 0.446 -6.3%
1976 0.4528 +1.5%
1977 0.409 -9.7%
1978 0.4156 +1.6%
1979 0.3822 -8.0%
1980 0.3724 -2.6%
1981 0.3439 -7.7%
1982 0.3552 +3.3%
1983 0.3624 +2.0%
1984 0.327 -9.8%
1985 0.3297 +0.8%
1986 0.3008 -8.8%
1987 0.3152 +4.8%
1988 0.3106 -1.5%
1989 0.3126 +0.6%
1990 0.3084 -1.3%
1991 0.3254 +5.5%
1992 0.3401 +4.5%
1993 0.3426 +0.7%
1994 0.3586 +4.7%
1995 0.2668 -25.6%
1996 0.2582 -3.2%
1997 0.2993 +15.9%
1998 0.2682 -10.4%
1999 0.2749 +2.5%
2000 0.2657 -3.3%
2001 0.2502 -5.8%
2002 0.2702 +8.0%
2003 0.2655 -1.7%
2004 0.2717 +2.3%
2005 0.2761 +1.6%
2006 0.2647 -4.1%
2007 0.2636 -0.4%
2008 0.2648 +0.5%
2009 0.2713 +2.5%
2010 0.2904 +7.0%
2011 0.2778 -4.3%
2012 0.2834 +2.0%
2013 0.2914 +2.8%
2014 0.2841 -2.5%
2015 0.2896 +1.9%
2016 0.2951 +1.9%
2017 0.2892 -2.0%
2018 0.2844 -1.7%
2019 0.2918 +2.6%
2020 0.2994 +2.6%
2021 0.2988 -0.2%
2022 0.2998 +0.3%
2023 0.3001 +0.1%
2024 0.3029 +0.9%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 0.3029 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 0.3029 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0558, 5.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane emissions in Bolivia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 -25.6% 0.3586 0.2668

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2219 0.2096 0.2336 10
1860s 0.2145 0.194 0.2355 10
1870s 0.1692 0.1497 0.19 10
1880s 0.1768 0.1449 0.2071 10
1890s 0.192 0.171 0.2122 10
1900s 0.1706 0.1663 0.1742 10
1910s 0.2026 0.1747 0.2341 10
1920s 0.2278 0.2167 0.2401 10
1930s 0.2256 0.2171 0.229 10
1940s 0.205 0.1862 0.2301 10
1950s 0.2281 0.1953 0.2603 10
1960s 0.3117 0.2491 0.3817 10
1970s 0.4332 0.3822 0.4761 10
1980s 0.333 0.3008 0.3724 10
1990s 0.3042 0.2582 0.3586 10
2000s 0.2664 0.2502 0.2761 10
2010s 0.2877 0.2778 0.2951 10
2020s 0.3002 0.2988 0.3029 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 54 Morocco 0.3152 compare
  2. 55 Japan 0.3068 compare
  3. 56 Nepal 0.3037 compare
  4. 58 Malaysia 0.2912 compare
  5. 59 Libya 0.2872 compare
  6. 60 Mozambique 0.2852 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Bolivia?
Share global methane emissions in Bolivia was 0.3029 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4761 in 1974.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1449 in 1880.
How does Bolivia rank for share global methane emissions?
Bolivia ranks 57th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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