Chile vs Estonia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
1.06 billion tonnes
in 2024
Estonia
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
42nd
Estonia rank
40th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.06 billion tonnes in Chile, a difference of 130.96 million tonnes.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 12 and Estonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.48 million tonnes | 8,218 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 4.60 million tonnes | 80,903 tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 13.31 million tonnes | 512,221 tonnes | 12.80 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 29.17 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 27.42 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 51.34 million tonnes | 4.11 million tonnes | 47.22 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 83.08 million tonnes | 9.34 million tonnes | 73.73 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 131.90 million tonnes | 17.57 million tonnes | 114.33 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 170.14 million tonnes | 22.96 million tonnes | 147.18 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 205.80 million tonnes | 37.82 million tonnes | 167.98 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 253.81 million tonnes | 70.02 million tonnes | 183.79 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 307.44 million tonnes | 131.85 million tonnes | 175.59 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 355.38 million tonnes | 251.80 million tonnes | 103.59 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 400.35 million tonnes | 426.05 million tonnes | 25.70 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1980s | 445.36 million tonnes | 648.63 million tonnes | 203.27 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1990s | 531.14 million tonnes | 857.41 million tonnes | 326.27 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2000s | 658.68 million tonnes | 978.27 million tonnes | 319.59 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2010s | 843.30 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 261.94 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 148.31 million tonnes | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Chile or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.06 billion tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Estonia?
- 130.96 million tonnes, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Estonia?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Estonia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 40th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.