Chile vs Japan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Chile
2.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan
2.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
64th
Japan rank
62nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.86 tonnes per person against 2.75 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Japan ahead.
Chile ranks 64th and Japan ranks 62nd of 213 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.026 tonnes per person | 0.026 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.6967 tonnes per person | 0.3015 tonnes per person | 0.3952 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 0.9333 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 5.47 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.52 tonnes per person | 3.82 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 0.4826 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Chile or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.86 tonnes per person against 2.75 tonnes per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Chile and Japan?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Chile ranks 64th and Japan ranks 62nd 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.