Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Colombia
Colombia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.8944 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Colombia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Colombia is 0.8944 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Colombia peaked at 1.16 Mt CO2e in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5006 Mt CO2e, in 1975.
Colombia ranks 57th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5285 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.5997 Mt CO2e | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6577 Mt CO2e | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6706 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5167 Mt CO2e | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5006 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5088 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5555 Mt CO2e | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5528 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5873 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5885 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5773 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | +77.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8428 Mt CO2e | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8594 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8939 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7949 Mt CO2e | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8582 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8419 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.08 Mt CO2e | +27.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9052 Mt CO2e | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9926 Mt CO2e | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9057 Mt CO2e | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9436 Mt CO2e | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.998 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9786 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9088 Mt CO2e | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8064 Mt CO2e | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 Mt CO2e | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9451 Mt CO2e | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8639 Mt CO2e | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9505 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9983 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8623 Mt CO2e | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8846 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.702 Mt CO2e | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6653 Mt CO2e | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6998 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7312 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7384 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8304 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8588 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8234 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9094 Mt CO2e | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7744 Mt CO2e | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8648 Mt CO2e | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8285 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8259 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8515 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8997 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8801 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8944 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8944 Mt CO2e is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.27 Mt CO2e, 3.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8944 Mt CO2e is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0948 Mt CO2e, 9.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +77.4% | 0.5773 Mt CO2e | 1.02 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5678 Mt CO2e | 0.5006 Mt CO2e | 0.6706 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8357 Mt CO2e | 0.5773 Mt CO2e | 1.08 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9665 Mt CO2e | 0.8064 Mt CO2e | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8977 Mt CO2e | 0.6653 Mt CO2e | 1.06 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8059 Mt CO2e | 0.6998 Mt CO2e | 0.9094 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8703 Mt CO2e | 0.8259 Mt CO2e | 0.8997 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 54 Bangladesh 0.9946 Mt CO2e compare
- 55 Turkmenistan 0.9414 Mt CO2e compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0.9134 Mt CO2e compare
- 58 Myanmar 0.8936 Mt CO2e compare
- 59 Chile 0.8933 Mt CO2e compare
- 60 Belarus 0.792 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Colombia?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Colombia was 0.8944 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 Mt CO2e in 1997.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5006 Mt CO2e in 1975.
- How does Colombia rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).