Chile vs Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal

Chile
0.5502 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.5085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
52nd
Zimbabwe rank
54th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Chile
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.5502 tonnes per person against 0.5085 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0417 tonnes per person.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 179 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1900s 1.22 tonnes per person 0.2111 tonnes per person 1 tonnes per person Chile
1910s 1.31 tonnes per person 0.6189 tonnes per person 0.6947 tonnes per person Chile
1920s 0.801 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person 0.334 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
1930s 0.774 tonnes per person 0.9842 tonnes per person 0.2101 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
1940s 0.8678 tonnes per person 1.72 tonnes per person 0.8558 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
1950s 0.7408 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person 0.5304 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
1960s 0.5101 tonnes per person 0.9499 tonnes per person 0.4398 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
1970s 0.4052 tonnes per person 1.19 tonnes per person 0.7867 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
1980s 0.4448 tonnes per person 1.12 tonnes per person 0.6784 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
1990s 0.8478 tonnes per person 1.07 tonnes per person 0.222 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
2000s 0.7261 tonnes per person 0.655 tonnes per person 0.0711 tonnes per person Chile
2010s 1.38 tonnes per person 0.4763 tonnes per person 0.9071 tonnes per person Chile
2020s 0.9404 tonnes per person 0.431 tonnes per person 0.5094 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 Zimbabwe?
Chile, at 0.5502 tonnes per person against 0.5085 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Zimbabwe?
0.0417 tonnes per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zimbabwe?
122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
How do Chile and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
Chile ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.