Chile vs Zimbabwe: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
0.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1%
in 2024
Chile rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Chile or Zimbabwe?
- Chile, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.