Colombia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
217,585,730
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.98%
increase
Global Share
0.41%
Per Capita
4.22
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Colombia were 217,585,730 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.98% over the previous year, representing an increase by 2,109,111 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 215,476,619 tons.
- Per capita: 4.22 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Colombia accounts for 0.41% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 217,585,730 | 95,079,303 | 94,669,002 | 18,654,834 | 9,182,591 | 4.22 | 0.98% | 0.41% |
| 2023 | 215,476,619 | 92,797,300 | 95,400,826 | 18,686,216 | 8,592,279 | 4.2 | 2.72% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 209,760,763 | 88,344,574 | 94,589,140 | 18,827,282 | 7,999,767 | 4.12 | −1.38% | 0.41% |
| 2021 | 212,698,886 | 92,168,290 | 93,622,743 | 19,496,199 | 7,411,654 | 4.21 | 6.54% | 0.42% |
| 2020 | 199,645,517 | 84,302,627 | 90,501,535 | 18,033,387 | 6,807,968 | 3.98 | −0.72% | 0.41% |
| 2019 | 201,093,328 | 86,060,695 | 91,191,014 | 17,619,387 | 6,222,233 | 4.03 | 2.66% | 0.40% |
| 2018 | 195,878,305 | 85,396,478 | 87,787,520 | 17,046,278 | 5,648,029 | 3.96 | 4.68% | 0.39% |
| 2017 | 187,125,767 | 80,999,440 | 84,723,324 | 16,405,672 | 4,997,332 | 3.81 | −1.91% | 0.38% |
| 2016 | 190,772,606 | 88,493,490 | 81,817,053 | 15,997,034 | 4,465,028 | 3.92 | 1.99% | 0.39% |
| 2015 | 187,044,393 | 86,216,460 | 80,923,035 | 15,979,480 | 3,925,418 | 3.88 | 0.91% | 0.39% |
| 2014 | 185,351,392 | 84,918,846 | 81,326,783 | 15,545,961 | 3,559,802 | 3.88 | −0.03% | 0.38% |
| 2013 | 185,402,221 | 83,634,886 | 83,110,939 | 15,384,905 | 3,271,491 | 3.92 | 5.77% | 0.38% |
| 2012 | 175,287,849 | 73,602,732 | 82,786,462 | 15,717,136 | 3,181,519 | 3.74 | −1.11% | 0.37% |
| 2011 | 177,254,667 | 73,168,277 | 84,528,992 | 16,439,614 | 3,117,784 | 3.82 | 1.99% | 0.38% |
| 2010 | 173,798,233 | 68,151,089 | 85,621,259 | 16,933,184 | 3,092,700 | 3.78 | 3.58% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 167,793,745 | 65,321,518 | 82,922,992 | 16,443,318 | 3,105,917 | 3.69 | 3.36% | 0.39% |
| 2008 | 162,342,002 | 61,197,614 | 81,956,073 | 16,184,918 | 3,003,398 | 3.62 | 0.7% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 161,213,905 | 61,244,993 | 80,303,177 | 16,778,443 | 2,887,291 | 3.63 | 3.07% | 0.37% |
| 2006 | 156,408,895 | 59,049,788 | 78,366,874 | 16,168,261 | 2,823,972 | 3.57 | −0.73% | 0.37% |
| 2005 | 157,566,340 | 61,888,280 | 77,082,641 | 15,918,932 | 2,676,486 | 3.64 | 2.4% | 0.39% |
| 2004 | 153,866,474 | 60,094,675 | 75,812,671 | 15,717,628 | 2,241,500 | 3.6 | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 153,267,932 | 60,051,209 | 75,785,222 | 15,552,717 | 1,878,784 | 3.64 | 0.43% | 0.40% |
| 2002 | 152,607,141 | 60,586,327 | 75,260,656 | 15,238,684 | 1,521,474 | 3.67 | −0.81% | 0.42% |
| 2001 | 153,853,875 | 63,033,458 | 74,499,904 | 15,112,196 | 1,208,318 | 3.75 | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| 2000 | 153,072,530 | 63,416,445 | 73,735,193 | 15,038,002 | 882,890 | 3.79 | 3.6% | 0.43% |
| 1999 | 147,748,553 | 60,240,704 | 72,293,862 | 14,699,978 | 514,009 | 3.71 | −7.4% | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 159,555,306 | 68,740,003 | 75,252,422 | 15,183,975 | 378,906 | 4.07 | 1.25% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 157,592,483 | 68,363,921 | 73,762,577 | 15,162,863 | 303,122 | 4.08 | 4.89% | 0.46% |
| 1996 | 150,239,162 | 63,179,445 | 71,897,263 | 14,906,136 | 256,318 | 3.95 | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| 1995 | 150,111,253 | 63,985,884 | 71,222,587 | 14,692,122 | 210,660 | 4.01 | 3.55% | 0.45% |
| 1994 | 144,958,118 | 61,311,240 | 68,958,699 | 14,531,768 | 156,411 | 3.94 | 0.94% | 0.44% |
| 1993 | 143,613,646 | 61,657,438 | 67,463,756 | 14,384,504 | 107,948 | 3.97 | 3.26% | 0.44% |
| 1992 | 139,083,797 | 58,331,733 | 66,739,311 | 13,927,586 | 85,167 | 3.91 | 3.95% | 0.43% |
| 1991 | 133,800,953 | 55,025,878 | 64,684,141 | 14,029,114 | 61,820 | 3.83 | 1.18% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 132,235,097 | 53,201,831 | 65,063,560 | 13,926,754 | 42,952 | 3.86 | 2.61% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 128,874,299 | 51,149,465 | 63,960,989 | 13,702,550 | 61,295 | 3.83 | 3.14% | 0.40% |
| 1988 | 124,955,141 | 49,613,355 | 62,001,298 | 13,261,347 | 79,140 | 3.79 | 1.66% | 0.40% |
| 1987 | 122,911,314 | 49,101,794 | 60,791,804 | 12,922,595 | 95,120 | 3.8 | 4.15% | 0.40% |
| 1986 | 118,016,974 | 47,076,564 | 58,373,608 | 12,459,477 | 107,326 | 3.73 | 2.64% | 0.40% |
| 1985 | 114,984,889 | 46,558,548 | 56,176,046 | 12,132,630 | 117,666 | 3.71 | 1.91% | 0.39% |
| 1984 | 112,835,374 | 45,013,817 | 55,659,178 | 12,056,468 | 105,911 | 3.72 | 0.07% | 0.39% |
| 1983 | 112,751,197 | 44,274,197 | 56,312,473 | 12,072,961 | 91,566 | 3.8 | 1.08% | 0.40% |
| 1982 | 111,551,888 | 42,186,324 | 56,974,086 | 12,308,377 | 83,101 | 3.84 | 2.16% | 0.40% |
| 1981 | 109,194,128 | 41,592,672 | 55,856,702 | 11,672,239 | 72,516 | 3.85 | 1.52% | 0.39% |
| 1980 | 107,556,529 | 41,083,935 | 54,867,846 | 11,569,836 | 34,912 | 3.88 | 0.89% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 106,606,720 | 40,340,327 | 54,711,415 | 11,526,660 | 28,319 | 3.93 | 0.51% | 0.37% |
| 1978 | 106,070,276 | 40,115,486 | 54,747,921 | 11,186,083 | 20,785 | 4 | 3.6% | 0.38% |
| 1977 | 102,383,522 | 37,614,198 | 53,600,994 | 11,152,728 | 15,602 | 3.95 | 2.46% | 0.38% |
| 1976 | 99,927,389 | 36,628,937 | 52,439,252 | 10,848,076 | 11,124 | 3.95 | 4.37% | 0.38% |
| 1975 | 95,744,256 | 34,329,164 | 51,003,594 | 10,404,618 | 6,881 | 3.87 | 4.45% | 0.38% |
| 1974 | 91,664,026 | 31,930,652 | 49,620,453 | 10,106,105 | 6,815 | 3.79 | 3.02% | 0.36% |
| 1973 | 88,980,655 | 30,824,684 | 48,129,223 | 10,019,933 | 6,815 | 3.76 | 2.42% | 0.35% |
| 1972 | 86,874,322 | 29,875,295 | 47,183,206 | 9,809,006 | 6,815 | 3.75 | 2.27% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 84,949,868 | 29,154,480 | 46,217,621 | 9,570,953 | 6,815 | 3.76 | 3.38% | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 82,171,727 | 28,848,386 | 44,127,971 | 9,188,555 | 6,815 | 3.72 | – | 0.35% |
See also
- Colombia CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Colombia
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).