Chile vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
10.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
8.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Chile currently reports 10.87 million tonnes against 8.46 million tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.42 million tonnes.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4.14 million tonnes | 261,191 tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 4.93 million tonnes | 878,993 tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 3.45 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 3.90 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 5.17 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | 857,902 tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 5.35 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 4.54 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 360,398 tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 4.27 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.53 million tonnes | 9.70 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 12.34 million tonnes | 11.67 million tonnes | 665,911 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 11.83 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 25.07 million tonnes | 6.80 million tonnes | 18.27 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 18.35 million tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | 11.40 million tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Chile or Zimbabwe?
- Chile, at 10.87 million tonnes against 8.46 million tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 2.42 million tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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.