Chile vs Italy: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
10.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
11.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
43rd
Italy rank
41st
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 11.29 million tonnes against 10.87 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 419,700 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 41st of 179 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 490,663 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 715,893 tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 1.22 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 1.81 million tonnes | 7.82 million tonnes | 6.01 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 2.68 million tonnes | 11.63 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 3.82 million tonnes | 18.21 million tonnes | 14.39 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 4.93 million tonnes | 23.24 million tonnes | 18.30 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 3.45 million tonnes | 29.74 million tonnes | 26.29 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 3.90 million tonnes | 33.43 million tonnes | 29.53 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 5.17 million tonnes | 23.83 million tonnes | 18.66 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 5.35 million tonnes | 27.60 million tonnes | 22.25 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.54 million tonnes | 31.37 million tonnes | 26.83 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 4.27 million tonnes | 32.25 million tonnes | 27.98 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.53 million tonnes | 51.48 million tonnes | 45.96 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 12.34 million tonnes | 57.54 million tonnes | 45.20 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 11.83 million tonnes | 64.57 million tonnes | 52.73 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 25.07 million tonnes | 51.71 million tonnes | 26.64 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 18.35 million tonnes | 22.20 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Chile or Italy?
- Italy, at 11.29 million tonnes against 10.87 million tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Italy?
- 419,700 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Italy rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 41st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.