Chile vs France: Per capita methane emissions
Chile
0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France
0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
104th
France rank
103rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 104th and France ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and France in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 0.9576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Chile or France?
- France, at 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Chile and France?
- 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Chile ranks 104th and France ranks 103rd of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.