Chile vs Greece: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
0.5502 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greece
0.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
52nd
Greece rank
55th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Greece
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.5502 tonnes per person against 0.48 tonnes per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0702 tonnes per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 55th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Greece in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.3973 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.356 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.5377 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person | 0.4925 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.7663 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.7654 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.9371 tonnes per person | 0.0729 tonnes per person | 0.8642 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1900s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.0688 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.801 tonnes per person | 0.2236 tonnes per person | 0.5774 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.774 tonnes per person | 0.2872 tonnes per person | 0.4868 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.8678 tonnes per person | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.8337 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.7408 tonnes per person | 0.1791 tonnes per person | 0.5617 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.5101 tonnes per person | 0.6135 tonnes per person | 0.1034 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.4052 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.7011 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.4448 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.8478 tonnes per person | 3.92 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7261 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.9404 tonnes per person | 0.7566 tonnes per person | 0.1837 tonnes per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Chile or Greece?
- Chile, at 0.5502 tonnes per person against 0.48 tonnes per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Greece?
- 0.0702 tonnes per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greece?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Greece rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 55th of 179 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 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.