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