Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · 2023

Colombia: smaller EDGAR inventory · 225 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Colombia emitted 225 MtCO₂e (4.33 t per person, 0.66 t per $1K GDP) - agriculture led at 35% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 45%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Colombia ranks #36 / 51 by absolute total and #42 / 51 by per-capita emissions among tracked economies in 2023.

#36 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#42 / 51
Per-capita rank
#20 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

C-
Emissions Performance Score
50/100
Colombia · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions A-
4.33 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity D
0.66 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share F
41%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend D
+166%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll COL · 2023 225 Mt · 4.33 t per person

Colombia sits in the lower absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (225 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 225 Mt
  • PC 4.33 t
  • INT 0.66
  • RANK-A #36 / 51
  • RANK-P #42 / 51
  • RANK-I #20 / 51
  • SECTOR 35% Agriculture
  • GAS 45% Carbon
  • PHOTO Ukraine
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Ukraine (215 Mt · Δ 10 Mt vs Colombia)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Colombia

1. United Arab Emirates2702. Philippines2573. Algeria2554. Colombia2255. Ukraine215

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Colombia's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total rose from 214 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 225 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +11 MtCO₂e (+5.1%).
  • Colombia's methane total rose from 91.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 93 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +1.04 MtCO₂e (+1.1%).
  • Colombia's agriculture total rose from 77.8 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 78.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +0.63 MtCO₂e (+0.8%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Placement is comparable across the full corpus: the same standardization basis (EDGAR v8.0 totals, population, and GDP denominators) feeds every country's rank on every ladder above. How we place countries.

Colombia vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Colombia's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

225 29th percentile more MtCO₂e than 29% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Colombia 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Agriculture782. Industry393. Transport374. Waste235. Energy216. Fugitive emissions157. Buildings12
0%100%35%
Agriculture share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Colombia emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

50100150200250 197019771984199119982005201220192023 225
Reported annual emissions for Colombia, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Colombia 2023 gas inventory, methane-weighted

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide100.92. Methane933. Nitrous oxide214. Fluorinated gases10.1

Methane-heavy profile

Absolute inventory signature

Colombia's absolute inventory is thin: 225 MtCO₂e lands in the lower Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≤256.77 Mt).

Colombia's 2023 total of 225 MtCO₂e carries an unusually high methane share (41% of CO₂e). That pattern usually marks agriculture- and fuel-system methane alongside CO₂ from energy, not a CO₂-only industrial ledger. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #6 of 7 economies on a per-person basis.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for COL exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Latin America & Caribbean economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Colombia (COL) is in the lower third of live EDGAR country mass (225 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Colombia emit in 2023?

Colombia's 2023 total is 225 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

How do Colombia's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Colombia ranks #36 of 51 by absolute total and #42 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #20.

Why is methane prominent in Colombia's inventory?

Methane contributes about 41% of Colombia's 2023 CO₂e total, above the rough one-sixth global average, which usually signals agriculture, waste, or fugitive fuel emissions in the EDGAR breakdown.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.