Chile vs France: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Chile
3.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
France
3.97 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
86th
France rank
87th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.98 tonnes per person against 3.97 tonnes per person in France, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 181 shared years of data; in 1844 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 86th and France ranks 87th of 213 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0423 tonnes per person | 0.4954 tonnes per person | 0.4531 tonnes per person | France |
| 1850s | 0.1296 tonnes per person | 0.7841 tonnes per person | 0.6545 tonnes per person | France |
| 1860s | 0.2662 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | France |
| 1870s | 0.5647 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | France |
| 1880s | 0.7164 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | France |
| 1890s | 0.9149 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | France |
| 1900s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | France |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | France |
| 1920s | 0.8038 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | France |
| 1930s | 0.7962 tonnes per person | 5.07 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | France |
| 1940s | 0.905 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | France |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 5.49 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | France |
| 1960s | 2 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | 5.59 tonnes per person | France |
| 1970s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 9.8 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 7.68 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | France |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per person | 6.9 tonnes per person | 3.93 tonnes per person | France |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 6.58 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | France |
| 2010s | 4.51 tonnes per person | 5.3 tonnes per person | 0.7866 tonnes per person | France |
| 2020s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 0.1321 tonnes per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 3.98 tonnes per person against 3.97 tonnes per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Chile and France?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2024.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Chile ranks 86th and France ranks 87th 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.