Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Colombia
Colombia: Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption was 95.3% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Colombia, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Colombia stood at 95.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Colombia peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2008.
That places Colombia 48th out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 84.4% | 98.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.3% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 217.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 58.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0649 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 94.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0398 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1875 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Colombia?
- Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Colombia was 95.3% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of national deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are consumed within domestic markets i.e. not exported to other countries.