Chile vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Chile
0.4%
in 2024
South Africa
0.4%
in 2024
Chile rank
36th
South Africa rank
35th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Chile
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1895 it was South Africa ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Chile or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Chile and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2024.
- How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Chile ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 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 oil. 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.