Chile vs Denmark: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Chile
1.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark
1.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
47th
Denmark rank
44th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Chile
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.94 billion tonnes against 1.77 billion tonnes in Chile, a difference of 172.15 million tonnes.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 130 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 47th and Denmark ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2,198 tonnes | 102,474 tonnes | 100,276 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 25.28 million tonnes | 39.03 million tonnes | 13.75 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 100.47 million tonnes | 214.82 million tonnes | 114.34 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 233.27 million tonnes | 641.00 million tonnes | 407.74 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 379.02 million tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 640.22 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 574.26 million tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 702.12 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 882.88 million tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 647.66 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 438.16 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 235.23 million tonnes | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Chile or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 1.94 billion tonnes against 1.77 billion tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Chile and Denmark?
- 172.15 million tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Chile ranks 47th and Denmark ranks 44th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.