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 6,566.3 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).