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Share global methane emissions in Colombia

Colombia: Share global methane emissions was 0.9792 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9792
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
21st
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 2010
All-time low
0.3115
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Colombia, 1850–2024

0.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Colombia stood at 0.9792.

The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Colombia peaked at 1.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3115, in 1850.

That places Colombia 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Share global methane emissions in Colombia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3115 —
1851 0.3128 +0.4%
1852 0.3136 +0.3%
1853 0.3141 +0.2%
1854 0.3136 -0.2%
1855 0.3144 +0.3%
1856 0.3147 +0.1%
1857 0.3156 +0.3%
1858 0.3165 +0.3%
1859 0.3167 +0.1%
1860 0.3165 -0.1%
1861 0.3168 +0.1%
1862 0.3176 +0.2%
1863 0.3173 -0.1%
1864 0.3171 -0.1%
1865 0.3171 -0.0%
1866 0.317 -0.0%
1867 0.3174 +0.1%
1868 0.318 +0.2%
1869 0.318 -0.0%
1870 0.3186 +0.2%
1871 0.3219 +1.1%
1872 0.3242 +0.7%
1873 0.3271 +0.9%
1874 0.3322 +1.6%
1875 0.3348 +0.8%
1876 0.3385 +1.1%
1877 0.342 +1.0%
1878 0.3457 +1.1%
1879 0.3482 +0.7%
1880 0.3494 +0.3%
1881 0.3513 +0.6%
1882 0.3532 +0.5%
1883 0.3546 +0.4%
1884 0.3576 +0.9%
1885 0.3606 +0.8%
1886 0.3633 +0.8%
1887 0.3649 +0.4%
1888 0.365 +0.0%
1889 0.3678 +0.8%
1890 0.3677 -0.0%
1891 0.3705 +0.8%
1892 0.3744 +1.1%
1893 0.3795 +1.3%
1894 0.3819 +0.7%
1895 0.3837 +0.5%
1896 0.3867 +0.8%
1897 0.3887 +0.5%
1898 0.3904 +0.4%
1899 0.3903 -0.0%
1900 0.3912 +0.2%
1901 0.3952 +1.0%
1902 0.3998 +1.1%
1903 0.4009 +0.3%
1904 0.4057 +1.2%
1905 0.4085 +0.7%
1906 0.4099 +0.3%
1907 0.4079 -0.5%
1908 0.4152 +1.8%
1909 0.4171 +0.5%
1910 0.4191 +0.5%
1911 0.4257 +1.6%
1912 0.4317 +1.4%
1913 0.4343 +0.6%
1914 0.4495 +3.5%
1915 0.458 +1.9%
1916 0.4602 +0.5%
1917 0.4644 +0.9%
1918 0.4761 +2.5%
1919 0.4926 +3.5%
1920 0.4896 -0.6%
1921 0.5127 +4.7%
1922 0.5197 +1.4%
1923 0.5178 -0.4%
1924 0.525 +1.4%
1925 0.5417 +3.2%
1926 0.5672 +4.7%
1927 0.563 -0.7%
1928 0.5822 +3.4%
1929 0.5796 -0.5%
1930 0.5681 -2.0%
1931 0.5758 +1.4%
1932 0.5762 +0.1%
1933 0.5842 +1.4%
1934 0.5724 -2.0%
1935 0.6159 +7.6%
1936 0.6184 +0.4%
1937 0.6168 -0.2%
1938 0.6299 +2.1%
1939 0.6748 +7.1%
1940 0.6425 -4.8%
1941 0.6471 +0.7%
1942 0.6613 +2.2%
1943 0.6612 -0.0%
1944 0.698 +5.6%
1945 0.7137 +2.3%
1946 0.7224 +1.2%
1947 0.7214 -0.1%
1948 0.7135 -1.1%
1949 0.7344 +2.9%
1950 0.7605 +3.6%
1951 0.7609 +0.0%
1952 0.7738 +1.7%
1953 0.7964 +2.9%
1954 0.7647 -4.0%
1955 0.7691 +0.6%
1956 0.765 -0.5%
1957 0.7709 +0.8%
1958 0.7659 -0.7%
1959 0.7641 -0.2%
1960 0.7597 -0.6%
1961 0.792 +4.2%
1962 0.8012 +1.2%
1963 0.7946 -0.8%
1964 0.7929 -0.2%
1965 0.7895 -0.4%
1966 0.7735 -2.0%
1967 0.7812 +1.0%
1968 0.7932 +1.5%
1969 0.7819 -1.4%
1970 0.7801 -0.2%
1971 0.8053 +3.2%
1972 0.8082 +0.4%
1973 0.7993 -1.1%
1974 0.8215 +2.8%
1975 0.8347 +1.6%
1976 0.8453 +1.3%
1977 0.8442 -0.1%
1978 0.857 +1.5%
1979 0.8333 -2.8%
1980 0.8375 +0.5%
1981 0.8737 +4.3%
1982 0.8822 +1.0%
1983 0.8732 -1.0%
1984 0.8476 -2.9%
1985 0.8456 -0.2%
1986 0.8655 +2.4%
1987 0.8933 +3.2%
1988 0.892 -0.1%
1989 0.8999 +0.9%
1990 0.908 +0.9%
1991 0.9079 -0.0%
1992 0.932 +2.7%
1993 0.9404 +0.9%
1994 0.9496 +1.0%
1995 0.9653 +1.6%
1996 0.9605 -0.5%
1997 0.986 +2.7%
1998 1.02 +3.0%
1999 0.9735 -4.2%
2000 0.9808 +0.8%
2001 1 +2.1%
2002 1.01 +1.2%
2003 1 -1.1%
2004 0.9882 -1.4%
2005 0.9799 -0.8%
2006 0.9717 -0.8%
2007 0.9915 +2.0%
2008 0.9942 +0.3%
2009 1.01 +1.7%
2010 1.03 +1.6%
2011 0.9796 -4.7%
2012 0.9447 -3.6%
2013 0.9505 +0.6%
2014 0.9397 -1.1%
2015 0.9186 -2.2%
2016 0.9337 +1.6%
2017 0.9444 +1.1%
2018 0.9669 +2.4%
2019 0.9885 +2.2%
2020 0.9879 -0.1%
2021 0.9944 +0.7%
2022 0.982 -1.2%
2023 0.9795 -0.3%
2024 0.9792 -0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.9792 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 8.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.9792 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0558, 17.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3143 0.3115 0.3167 10
1860s 0.3173 0.3165 0.318 10
1870s 0.3333 0.3186 0.3482 10
1880s 0.3588 0.3494 0.3678 10
1890s 0.3814 0.3677 0.3904 10
1900s 0.4051 0.3912 0.4171 10
1910s 0.4512 0.4191 0.4926 10
1920s 0.5398 0.4896 0.5822 10
1930s 0.6033 0.5681 0.6748 10
1940s 0.6915 0.6425 0.7344 10
1950s 0.7691 0.7605 0.7964 10
1960s 0.786 0.7597 0.8012 10
1970s 0.8229 0.7801 0.857 10
1980s 0.871 0.8375 0.8999 10
1990s 0.9539 0.9079 1.02 10
2000s 0.9934 0.9717 1.01 10
2010s 0.9594 0.9186 1.03 10
2020s 0.9846 0.9792 0.9944 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 18 Bangladesh 1.04 compare
  2. 19 Thailand 1.03 compare
  3. 20 Vietnam 1.01 compare
  4. 22 Philippines 0.8518 compare
  5. 23 South Africa 0.8191 compare
  6. 24 Chad 0.8119 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Colombia?
Share global methane emissions in Colombia was 0.9792 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2010.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3115 in 1850.
How does Colombia rank for share global methane emissions?
Colombia ranks 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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