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
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
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.