Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Bolivia

Methane emissions in Bolivia in 2024 — 27.6 Mt. Ranked 141 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 986.4%.

2024 27.6 Mt +1.78% vs 2023
World rank 141of 199
Period maximum 30.78 Mt1974
Period minimum 2.18 Mt1880

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Bolivia, 1850–2024010203040185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 2.54 Mt1853: 2.69 Mt1856: 2.83 Mt1859: 2.98 Mt1862: 2.95 Mt1865: 2.82 Mt1868: 2.69 Mt1871: 2.57 Mt1874: 2.44 Mt1877: 2.31 Mt1880: 2.18 Mt1883: 2.6 Mt1886: 3.01 Mt1889: 3.42 Mt1892: 3.47 Mt1895: 3.33 Mt1898: 3.2 Mt1901: 3.17 Mt1904: 3.34 Mt1907: 3.52 Mt1910: 3.7 Mt1913: 4.2 Mt1916: 4.71 Mt1919: 5.22 Mt1922: 5.42 Mt1925: 5.48 Mt1928: 5.55 Mt1931: 5.69 Mt1934: 6.12 Mt1937: 6.39 Mt1940: 6.87 Mt1943: 6.61 Mt1946: 6.37 Mt1949: 6.55 Mt1952: 7.55 Mt1955: 10.17 Mt1958: 11.07 Mt1961: 12.8 Mt1964: 15.7 Mt1967: 19.98 Mt1970: 25.08 Mt1973: 30.68 Mt1976: 29.98 Mt1979: 26.09 Mt1982: 23.69 Mt1985: 22.44 Mt1988: 21.89 Mt1991: 23.53 Mt1994: 26.23 Mt1997: 22.06 Mt2000: 19.47 Mt2003: 19.74 Mt2006: 20.58 Mt2009: 21.26 Mt2012: 23.42 Mt2015: 24.09 Mt2018: 24.49 Mt2021: 26.12 Mt2024: 27.6 Mt
Change over the period: +25.06 (+986.42%) Average annual rate: 1.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia

Bolivia 27.6 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1,231.12 Mt
South America computed 987.27 Mt
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,489.63 Mt
Methane emissions — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 27.6 +0.48 +1.78%
2023 27.11 +0.4 +1.48%
2022 26.72 +0.59 +2.27%
2021 26.12 +0.48 +1.86%
2020 25.65 +0.37 +1.45%
2019 25.28 +0.79 +3.25%
2018 24.49 −0.05 −0.22%
2017 24.54 −0.1 −0.39%
2016 24.64 +0.54 +2.26%
2015 24.09 +0.49 +2.06%
2014 23.61 −0.36 −1.49%
2013 23.96 +0.54 +2.32%
2012 23.42 +0.67 +2.93%
2011 22.75 −0.35 −1.5%
2010 23.1 +1.84 +8.66%
2009 21.26 +0.36 +1.75%
2008 20.89 +0.28 +1.35%
2007 20.62 +0.04 +0.18%
2006 20.58 −0.59 −2.77%
2005 21.16 +0.63 +3.09%
2004 20.53 +0.79 +3.99%
2003 19.74 +0.14 +0.73%
2002 19.6 +1.36 +7.44%
2001 18.24 −1.23 −6.31%
2000 19.47 −0.45 −2.26%
1999 19.92 +0.51 +2.61%
1998 19.41 −2.65 −12%
1997 22.06 +3.09 +16.29%
1996 18.97 −0.44 −2.24%
1995 19.41 −6.82 −26.01%
1994 26.23 +1.46 +5.91%
1993 24.76 +0.14 +0.56%
1992 24.63 +1.1 +4.65%
1991 23.53 +1.11 +4.93%
1990 22.43 −0.11 −0.47%
1989 22.53 +0.64 +2.93%
1988 21.89 +0.01 +0.07%
1987 21.88 +1.17 +5.63%
1986 20.71 −1.73 −7.71%
1985 22.44 +0.41 +1.88%
1984 22.03 −2.05 −8.52%
1983 24.08 +0.39 +1.64%
1982 23.69 +1.04 +4.59%
1981 22.65 −2.59 −10.25%
1980 25.24 −0.86 −3.28%
1979 26.09 −1.71 −6.13%
1978 27.8 +0.45 +1.66%
1977 27.34 −2.64 −8.81%
1976 29.98 +0.85 +2.91%
1975 29.14 −1.64 −5.33%
1974 30.78 +0.1 +0.33%
1973 30.68 +1.66 +5.74%
1972 29.01 +4.16 +16.75%
1971 24.85 −0.23 −0.94%
1970 25.08 +2.31 +10.15%
1969 22.77 +1.17 +5.44%
1968 21.6 +1.62 +8.13%
1967 19.98 +1.46 +7.89%
1966 18.52 +1.58 +9.3%
1965 16.94 +1.24 +7.86%
1964 15.7 +1.06 +7.25%
1963 14.64 +1.12 +8.25%
1962 13.53 +0.73 +5.69%
1961 12.8 +0.67 +5.55%
1960 12.13 +0.59 +5.08%
1959 11.54 +0.47 +4.22%
1958 11.07 −0.1 −0.93%
1957 11.18 −0.07 −0.66%
1956 11.25 +1.08 +10.6%
1955 10.17 +0.97 +10.58%
1954 9.2 +1.27 +16.08%
1953 7.93 +0.38 +5.01%
1952 7.55 +0.38 +5.35%
1951 7.16 −0.06 −0.84%
1950 7.23 +0.67 +10.24%
1949 6.55 +0.22 +3.52%
1948 6.33 +0.03 +0.4%
1947 6.31 −0.06 −0.93%
1946 6.37 −0.11 −1.68%
1945 6.47 −0.01 −0.19%
1944 6.49 −0.13 −1.92%
1943 6.61 −0.07 −1%
1942 6.68 −0.04 −0.62%
1941 6.72 −0.15 −2.2%
1940 6.87 +0.18 +2.72%
1939 6.69 +0.17 +2.67%
1938 6.52 +0.12 +1.94%
1937 6.39 +0.12 +1.96%
1936 6.27 +0.05 +0.76%
1935 6.22 +0.11 +1.77%
1934 6.12 +0.14 +2.36%
1933 5.97 +0.17 +2.88%
1932 5.81 +0.12 +2.06%
1931 5.69 +0.09 +1.63%
1930 5.6 +0.02 +0.32%
1929 5.58 +0.04 +0.65%
1928 5.55 +0.03 +0.47%
1927 5.52 +0.02 +0.35%
1926 5.5 +0.02 +0.35%
1925 5.48 +0.02 +0.35%
1924 5.46 +0.02 +0.37%
1923 5.44 +0.02 +0.35%
1922 5.42 +0.02 +0.37%
1921 5.4 +0.02 +0.35%
1920 5.38 +0.17 +3.24%
1919 5.22 +0.17 +3.35%
1918 5.05 +0.17 +3.49%
1917 4.88 +0.17 +3.59%
1916 4.71 +0.17 +3.72%
1915 4.54 +0.17 +3.84%
1914 4.37 +0.17 +4%
1913 4.2 +0.17 +4.16%
1912 4.03 +0.17 +4.37%
1911 3.87 +0.17 +4.54%
1910 3.7 +0.06 +1.62%
1909 3.64 +0.06 +1.62%
1908 3.58 +0.06 +1.68%
1907 3.52 +0.06 +1.7%
1906 3.46 +0.06 +1.73%
1905 3.4 +0.06 +1.76%
1904 3.34 +0.06 +1.77%
1903 3.29 +0.06 +1.83%
1902 3.23 +0.06 +1.86%
1901 3.17 +0.06 +1.93%
1900 3.11 −0.04 −1.43%
1899 3.15 −0.04 −1.41%
1898 3.2 −0.04 −1.39%
1897 3.24 −0.04 −1.34%
1896 3.29 −0.04 −1.35%
1895 3.33 −0.04 −1.33%
1894 3.38 −0.05 −1.32%
1893 3.42 −0.04 −1.27%
1892 3.47 −0.04 −1.28%
1891 3.51 −0.04 −1.27%
1890 3.56 +0.14 +4.01%
1889 3.42 +0.14 +4.21%
1888 3.28 +0.14 +4.36%
1887 3.14 +0.14 +4.56%
1886 3.01 +0.14 +4.81%
1885 2.87 +0.14 +5.01%
1884 2.73 +0.14 +5.28%
1883 2.6 +0.14 +5.62%
1882 2.46 +0.14 +5.91%
1881 2.32 +0.14 +6.28%
1880 2.18 −0.04 −1.89%
1879 2.23 −0.04 −1.9%
1878 2.27 −0.04 −1.82%
1877 2.31 −0.04 −1.79%
1876 2.35 −0.04 −1.8%
1875 2.4 −0.04 −1.72%
1874 2.44 −0.04 −1.73%
1873 2.48 −0.04 −1.7%
1872 2.52 −0.04 −1.64%
1871 2.57 −0.04 −1.65%
1870 2.61 −0.04 −1.58%
1869 2.65 −0.04 −1.6%
1868 2.69 −0.04 −1.54%
1867 2.74 −0.04 −1.55%
1866 2.78 −0.04 −1.49%
1865 2.82 −0.04 −1.5%
1864 2.86 −0.04 −1.45%
1863 2.91 −0.04 −1.36%
1862 2.95 −0.04 −1.44%
1861 2.99 −0.04 −1.39%
1860 3.03 +0.05 +1.64%
1859 2.98 +0.05 +1.67%
1858 2.93 +0.05 +1.7%
1857 2.88 +0.05 +1.73%
1856 2.83 +0.05 +1.76%
1855 2.79 +0.05 +1.79%
1854 2.74 +0.05 +1.82%
1853 2.69 +0.05 +1.86%
1852 2.64 +0.05 +1.89%
1851 2.59 +0.05 +1.93%
1850 2.54

About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.