Total greenhouse gas emissions in Colombia

Colombia emitted 217.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2024 217.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.0% 2023: 215.5 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 36th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Colombia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ColombiaWorld
2024 217.6 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 215.5 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 209.8 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 212.7 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 199.6 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 201.1 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 195.9 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 187.1 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 190.8 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 187.0 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 185.4 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 185.4 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 175.3 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 177.3 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 173.8 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 167.8 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 162.3 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 161.2 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 156.4 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 157.6 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 153.9 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 153.3 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 152.6 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 153.9 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 153.1 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 215.5 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 185.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +17.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Colombia has the 36th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Colombia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database