Bolivia vs Colombia
Bolivia vs Colombia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.29 tonnes in Bolivia and 1.8 tonnes in Colombia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.49 tonnes, or 1.27 times that in Colombia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2024, Bolivia ranked 109 and Colombia ranked 118 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Bolivia | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.29 | 1.8 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.77 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.94 | 1.71 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.83 | 1.8 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.57 | 1.67 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 1.89 | 1.72 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 1.91 | 1.74 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 1.92 | 1.68 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 1.7 | 1.81 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 1.56 | 1.62 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 1.45 | 1.52 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 1.36 | 1.48 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 1.24 | 1.42 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 1.13 | 1.38 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 1.06 | 1.47 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 1.03 | 1.45 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1.47 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.95 | 1.5 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.91 | 1.59 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.95 | 1.62 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.05 | 1.57 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.22 | 1.82 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.25 | 1.84 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.05 | 1.73 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.1 | 1.79 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.24 | 1.75 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.17 | 1.79 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1.73 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.95 | 1.66 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.92 | 1.64 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.88 | 1.61 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.78 | 1.59 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.74 | 1.61 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.73 | 1.58 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.8 | 1.59 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.83 | 1.57 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.92 | 1.58 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.92 | 1.54 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.9 | 1.56 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.86 | 1.57 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.89 | 1.58 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.02 | 1.61 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.92 | 1.54 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.97 | 1.54 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.88 | 1.47 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.79 | 1.4 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.85 | 1.38 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.94 | 1.37 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.8 | 1.37 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.66 | 1.39 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025