Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia

Colombia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires was 217.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
217.5
Change on year
down 75.4%
World rank
33rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
882.49
in 2018
All-time low
48.63
in 2002
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia, 1990–2019

02004006008001990200420191990: 3141991: 3141992: 3141993: 3141994: 3141995: 3141996: 247.11997: 634.71998: 660.41999: 404.52000: 801.72001: 102.72002: 48.62003: 247.62004: 756.72005: 58.62006: 1392007: 619.72008: 170.42009: 84.22010: 66.62011: 89.42012: 102.52013: 133.92014: 285.52015: 294.72016: 309.12017: 177.52018: 882.52019: 217.5

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 217.5 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in 2019.

That represents a change of down 75.4% on the previous year and up 158.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Colombia peaked at 882.49 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.63, in 2002.

That places Colombia 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 313.96 —
1991 313.96 +0.0%
1992 313.96 +0.0%
1993 313.96 +0.0%
1994 313.96 +0.0%
1995 313.96 +0.0%
1996 247.1 -21.3%
1997 634.65 +156.8%
1998 660.42 +4.1%
1999 404.48 -38.8%
2000 801.66 +98.2%
2001 102.71 -87.2%
2002 48.63 -52.7%
2003 247.58 +409.1%
2004 756.7 +205.6%
2005 58.61 -92.3%
2006 139 +137.2%
2007 619.74 +345.9%
2008 170.39 -72.5%
2009 84.15 -50.6%
2010 66.65 -20.8%
2011 89.43 +34.2%
2012 102.51 +14.6%
2013 133.87 +30.6%
2014 285.54 +113.3%
2015 294.67 +3.2%
2016 309.07 +4.9%
2017 177.52 -42.6%
2018 882.49 +397.1%
2019 217.5 -75.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 217.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.73, 58.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 217.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.86, 15.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +409.1% 48.63 247.58
2018 +397.1% 177.52 882.49

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 383.04 247.1 660.42 10
2000s 302.92 48.63 801.66 10
2010s 255.93 66.65 882.49 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Colombia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Colombia was 217.5 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 882.49 in 2018.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 48.63 in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires?
Colombia ranks 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 158.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).