Chile vs Portugal: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Chile
4.48 tonnes per person
in 2023
Portugal
4.55 tonnes per person
in 2023
Chile rank
59th
Portugal rank
58th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.55 tonnes per person against 4.48 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Chile ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 6.38 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.93 tonnes per person | 10.26 tonnes per person | 6.32 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | 0.7394 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 4.75 tonnes per person | 0.2016 tonnes per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Chile or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.55 tonnes per person against 4.48 tonnes per person in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Chile and Portugal?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 58th of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.