Chile vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Chile
3.32 billion tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
3.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
53rd
Switzerland rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.32 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 166.79 million tonnes.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.24 million tonnes | 249,152 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 4.60 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 13.31 million tonnes | 12.73 million tonnes | 584,364 tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 29.17 million tonnes | 29.08 million tonnes | 90,760 tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 51.34 million tonnes | 58.31 million tonnes | 6.97 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 83.08 million tonnes | 110.38 million tonnes | 27.31 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 131.90 million tonnes | 187.93 million tonnes | 56.03 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 170.16 million tonnes | 257.29 million tonnes | 87.13 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 206.43 million tonnes | 349.20 million tonnes | 142.77 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 256.18 million tonnes | 430.78 million tonnes | 174.60 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 339.08 million tonnes | 532.00 million tonnes | 192.92 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 483.40 million tonnes | 744.03 million tonnes | 260.64 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 712.60 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 408.07 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 947.86 million tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 575.16 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 680.96 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.81 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 576.64 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 278.23 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.16 billion tonnes | 3.09 billion tonnes | 71.43 million tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Chile or Switzerland?
- Chile, at 3.32 billion tonnes against 3.16 billion tonnes in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Chile and Switzerland?
- 166.79 million tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.