Chile vs Ireland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Chile
0.1%
in 2024
Ireland
0.1%
in 2024
Chile rank
42nd
Ireland rank
43rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Chile
- Ireland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 42nd and Ireland ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Chile or Ireland?
- Chile, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Chile and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ireland?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Ireland rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Chile ranks 42nd and Ireland ranks 43rd 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.