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 #20 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #42 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that doesn't yet translate into a high per-person total.

#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

Colombia ranks #20 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #42 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that doesn't yet translate into a high per-person total. 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.