Chile vs Greece: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Chile
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
36th
Greece rank
34th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.37 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 251,290 tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 66 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Greece ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Greece ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | -83,262 tonnes | 12,824 tonnes | 96,086 tonnes | Greece |
| 1870s | 124,554 tonnes | -4,885 tonnes | 129,439 tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 147,386 tonnes | -18,320 tonnes | 165,706 tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 198,012 tonnes | 31,877 tonnes | 166,135 tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | -257,358 tonnes | -110,836 tonnes | 146,522 tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 23,961 tonnes | 259,715 tonnes | 235,754 tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 83,718 tonnes | -245,199 tonnes | 328,917 tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 51,522 tonnes | 138,872 tonnes | 87,349 tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 751,928 tonnes | 648,080 tonnes | 103,848 tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 982,810 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 748,523 tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 219,818 tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 728,819 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 468,320 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 455,180 tonnes | 638,511 tonnes | 183,331 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.60 million tonnes | -3.86 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | -2.65 million tonnes | -2.48 million tonnes | 175,199 tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Chile or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.37 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Chile and Greece?
- 251,290 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greece?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Greece rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 36th and Greece ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.