Nitrous oxide emissions in Colombia

Colombia emitted 18.65 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2024 18.65 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.2% 2023: 18.69 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 28th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide 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.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ColombiaWorld
2024 18.65 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 18.69 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 18.83 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 19.50 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 18.03 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 17.62 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 17.05 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 16.41 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 16.00 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 15.98 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 15.55 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 15.38 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 15.72 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 16.44 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 16.93 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 16.44 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 16.18 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 16.78 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 16.17 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 15.92 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 15.72 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 15.55 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 15.24 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 15.11 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 15.04 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2% from 18.69 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 15.55 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +20.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Colombia has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 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.N2O.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