Chile vs Italy: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Chile
2.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Italy
2.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
64th
Italy rank
67th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Chile
- Italy
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.75 tonnes per person against 2.6 tonnes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Italy ahead.
Chile ranks 64th and Italy ranks 67th of 213 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0338 tonnes per person | 0.0338 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0749 tonnes per person | 0.0749 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 0.0672 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.6967 tonnes per person | 0.6293 tonnes per person | 0.0674 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 4.34 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 4.52 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.52 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | 0.1881 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 2.49 tonnes per person | 0.0429 tonnes per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Chile or Italy?
- Chile, at 2.75 tonnes per person against 2.6 tonnes per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Chile and Italy?
- 0.15 tonnes per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Italy rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Chile ranks 64th and Italy ranks 67th of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.