Chile vs Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
0.5502 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
0.6906 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
52nd
Norway rank
49th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.6906 tonnes per person against 0.5502 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.1404 tonnes per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Norway ahead.
Chile ranks 52nd and Norway ranks 49th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0423 tonnes per person | 0.0751 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.1296 tonnes per person | 0.1535 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.2662 tonnes per person | 0.2858 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.5647 tonnes per person | 0.4696 tonnes per person | 0.0951 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.7164 tonnes per person | 0.8207 tonnes per person | 0.1043 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.9149 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 0.4286 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.7561 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.801 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.774 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.8678 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 0.7783 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.7408 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.3272 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.5101 tonnes per person | 0.8379 tonnes per person | 0.3278 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.4052 tonnes per person | 0.7929 tonnes per person | 0.3877 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.4448 tonnes per person | 0.9316 tonnes per person | 0.4868 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.8478 tonnes per person | 0.9032 tonnes per person | 0.0554 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.7261 tonnes per person | 0.7237 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.6513 tonnes per person | 0.7321 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9404 tonnes per person | 0.6751 tonnes per person | 0.2652 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 Norway?
- Norway, at 0.6906 tonnes per person against 0.5502 tonnes per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Norway?
- 0.1404 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Norway?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Norway rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 52nd and Norway ranks 49th 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.