Chile vs Venezuela: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Chile
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
75th
Venezuela rank
78th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Chile
- Venezuela
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 75th and Venezuela ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.6845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.9769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1880s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1890s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1900s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Chile or Venezuela?
- Chile, at 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Chile and Venezuela?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Venezuela rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Chile ranks 75th and Venezuela ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.