Chile vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
0.5502 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.6171 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
52nd
Sweden rank
50th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6171 tonnes per person against 0.5502 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.0669 tonnes per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Sweden ahead.
Chile ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0423 tonnes per person | 0.0339 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.1296 tonnes per person | 0.1056 tonnes per person | 0.0241 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.2662 tonnes per person | 0.2569 tonnes per person | 0.0093 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.5647 tonnes per person | 0.4464 tonnes per person | 0.1183 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.7164 tonnes per person | 0.7555 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.9149 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 0.3057 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.8289 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 0.806 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.801 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.774 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.8678 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.7408 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.5101 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.5541 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4052 tonnes per person | 0.757 tonnes per person | 0.3518 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.4448 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.6625 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8478 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.4377 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7261 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.4468 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.8809 tonnes per person | 0.5025 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9404 tonnes per person | 0.6339 tonnes per person | 0.3065 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6171 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 Sweden?
- 0.0669 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th 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.