Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Bolivia
Bolivia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
87th
of 198 countries
All-time high
33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
259,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1877
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Bolivia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Bolivia is 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Bolivia peaked at 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 259,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1877.
Bolivia ranks 87th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 261,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 266,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1852 | 271,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1853 | 276,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1854 | 281,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 285,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1856 | 290,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1857 | 295,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 300,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 304,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 309,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1861 | 305,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1862 | 305,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 300,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1864 | 297,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 298,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 290,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 1867 | 286,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1868 | 286,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 280,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 1870 | 274,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1871 | 274,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 275,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 275,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 265,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.4% |
| 1875 | 264,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1876 | 267,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 259,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.9% |
| 1878 | 265,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1879 | 267,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 270,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 291,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.1% |
| 1882 | 313,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1883 | 318,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 342,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1885 | 338,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1886 | 335,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 360,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.5% |
| 1888 | 383,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1889 | 353,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.0% |
| 1890 | 366,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1891 | 362,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 358,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1893 | 353,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 349,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 345,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1896 | 341,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 337,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 333,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1899 | 329,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 325,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 330,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 334,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 339,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 343,669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 348,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 352,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 356,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 360,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 364,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 368,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 382,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1912 | 395,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 409,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1914 | 422,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1915 | 461,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.4% |
| 1916 | 560,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.4% |
| 1917 | 555,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 571,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1919 | 556,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.5% |
| 1920 | 610,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.6% |
| 1921 | 581,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.7% |
| 1922 | 570,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 586,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 590,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 562,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1926 | 584,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1927 | 604,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 629,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 615,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 640,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 574,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.3% |
| 1932 | 634,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.5% |
| 1933 | 723,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.0% |
| 1934 | 797,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.2% |
| 1935 | 807,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 728,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.7% |
| 1937 | 763,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1938 | 880,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.3% |
| 1939 | 960,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.0% |
| 1940 | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.8% |
| 1941 | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1942 | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1943 | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.4% |
| 1946 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 1949 | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +30.9% |
| 1950 | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +54.8% |
| 1951 | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.5% |
| 1952 | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.6% |
| 1953 | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 1954 | 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +44.9% |
| 1955 | 5.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +22.0% |
| 1956 | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.4% |
| 1957 | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.0% |
| 1961 | 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 9.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 11.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 14.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 16.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 17.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 19.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 24.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 25.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 23.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 24.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 21.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 21.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 18.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 17.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 15.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 15.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 14.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 14.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 14.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 15.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 20.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +35.1% |
| 1991 | 22.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 23.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 24.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 23.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 15.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -32.9% |
| 1996 | 16.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 20.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 16.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 16.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 13.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 15.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 16.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 16.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 20.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 20.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 22.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 24.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 26.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 27.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 27.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 23.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 26.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 28.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 29.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 3.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +54.8% | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1954 | +44.9% | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1995 | -32.9% | 23.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1990 | +35.1% | 15.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1949 | +30.9% | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 283,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 296,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 268,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 259,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 330,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 270,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 347,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 366,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 345,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 468,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 571,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 593,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 629,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 751,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
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- 88 Guatemala 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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More climate change data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Bolivia?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Bolivia was 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1877.
- How does Bolivia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bolivia ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.