Chile vs Venezuela: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Chile
3.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Venezuela
4.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
86th
Venezuela rank
85th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Chile
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 4.09 tonnes per person against 3.98 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 86th and Venezuela ranks 85th of 213 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Venezuela Difference Ahead
1870s 0.5647 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person 0.5638 tonnes per person Chile
1880s 0.7164 tonnes per person 0.0111 tonnes per person 0.7054 tonnes per person Chile
1890s 0.9149 tonnes per person 0.0295 tonnes per person 0.8854 tonnes per person Chile
1900s 1.14 tonnes per person 0.0155 tonnes per person 1.12 tonnes per person Chile
1910s 1.31 tonnes per person 0.0304 tonnes per person 1.28 tonnes per person Chile
1920s 0.8038 tonnes per person 0.23 tonnes per person 0.5738 tonnes per person Chile
1930s 0.7962 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person 0.3348 tonnes per person Venezuela
1940s 0.905 tonnes per person 3.63 tonnes per person 2.73 tonnes per person Venezuela
1950s 1.53 tonnes per person 8.24 tonnes per person 6.71 tonnes per person Venezuela
1960s 2 tonnes per person 6.22 tonnes per person 4.22 tonnes per person Venezuela
1970s 2.38 tonnes per person 5.17 tonnes per person 2.79 tonnes per person Venezuela
1980s 1.92 tonnes per person 5.83 tonnes per person 3.91 tonnes per person Venezuela
1990s 2.98 tonnes per person 5.62 tonnes per person 2.64 tonnes per person Venezuela
2000s 3.76 tonnes per person 5.66 tonnes per person 1.9 tonnes per person Venezuela
2010s 4.51 tonnes per person 5.31 tonnes per person 0.7994 tonnes per person Venezuela
2020s 4.15 tonnes per person 3.67 tonnes per person 0.4789 tonnes per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 4.09 tonnes per person against 3.98 tonnes per person in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Venezuela?
0.11 tonnes per person, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela?
155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
How do Chile and Venezuela rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Chile ranks 86th and Venezuela ranks 85th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.