Colombia vs United Kingdom: How have things changed?, per capita

Colombia
0.0133 metric tons per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0142 metric tons per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
91st
United Kingdom rank
88th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • United Kingdom
00.010.020.03196519942024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0133 metric tons per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0009 metric tons per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Colombia ranks 91st and United Kingdom ranks 88th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0035 metric tons per person 0.0206 metric tons per person 0.017 metric tons per person United Kingdom
1970s 0.0031 metric tons per person 0.0202 metric tons per person 0.0171 metric tons per person United Kingdom
1980s 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0159 metric tons per person 0.0127 metric tons per person United Kingdom
1990s 0.0177 metric tons per person 0.0165 metric tons per person 0.0012 metric tons per person Colombia
2000s 0.0199 metric tons per person 0.014 metric tons per person 0.0059 metric tons per person Colombia
2010s 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0136 metric tons per person 0.0021 metric tons per person Colombia
2020s 0.0126 metric tons per person 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0004 metric tons per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Colombia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0142 metric tons per person against 0.0133 metric tons per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Colombia and United Kingdom?
0.0009 metric tons per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Colombia and United Kingdom rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Colombia ranks 91st and United Kingdom ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.