Chile vs Switzerland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
53rd
Switzerland rank
55th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions, Chile or Switzerland?
- Chile, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions between Chile and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 55th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.