Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia

Colombia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 116.67 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
116.67
Change on year
down 75.4%
World rank
33rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
627.1
in 2000
All-time low
26.09
in 2002
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia, 1990–2019

02004006001990200420191990: 196.61991: 196.61992: 196.61993: 196.61994: 196.61995: 196.61996: 193.31997: 496.51998: 516.61999: 316.42000: 627.12001: 55.12002: 26.12003: 132.82004: 405.92005: 31.42006: 74.62007: 332.52008: 91.42009: 45.12010: 35.82011: 482012: 552013: 71.82014: 153.22015: 158.12016: 165.82017: 95.22018: 473.42019: 116.7

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 116.67 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (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) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Colombia peaked at 627.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.09, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 33rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Colombia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 196.57 —
1991 196.57 +0.0%
1992 196.57 +0.0%
1993 196.57 +0.0%
1994 196.57 +0.0%
1995 196.57 +0.0%
1996 193.29 -1.7%
1997 496.46 +156.8%
1998 516.61 +4.1%
1999 316.4 -38.8%
2000 627.1 +98.2%
2001 55.1 -91.2%
2002 26.09 -52.7%
2003 132.81 +409.1%
2004 405.93 +205.6%
2005 31.44 -92.3%
2006 74.56 +137.2%
2007 332.45 +345.9%
2008 91.4 -72.5%
2009 45.14 -50.6%
2010 35.75 -20.8%
2011 47.98 +34.2%
2012 54.99 +14.6%
2013 71.81 +30.6%
2014 153.18 +113.3%
2015 158.08 +3.2%
2016 165.8 +4.9%
2017 95.23 -42.6%
2018 473.4 +397.1%
2019 116.67 -75.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 116.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 58.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 116.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.43, 15.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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% 26.09 132.81
2018 +397.1% 95.23 473.4

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 270.22 193.29 516.61 10
2000s 182.2 26.09 627.1 10
2010s 137.29 35.75 473.4 10

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 30 Malawi 134.71 compare
  2. 31 Honduras 120.32 compare
  3. 32 Ukraine 117.14 compare
  4. 34 Liberia 112.2 compare
  5. 35 South Africa 107.04 compare
  6. 36 Chile 91.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Colombia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Colombia was 116.67 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) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 627.1 in 2000.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.09 in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?
Colombia ranks 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (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) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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).