Methane emissions in Colombia

Colombia emitted 94.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2024 94.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.8% 2023: 95.4 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 18th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ColombiaWorld
2024 94.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 95.4 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 94.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 93.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 90.5 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 91.2 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 87.8 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 84.7 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 81.8 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 80.9 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 81.3 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 83.1 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 82.8 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 84.5 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 85.6 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 82.9 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 82.0 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 80.3 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 78.4 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 77.1 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 75.8 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 75.8 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 75.3 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 74.5 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 73.7 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8% from 95.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 81.3 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +16.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Colombia has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 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.CH4.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