Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Chile
Chile: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 1.12 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.12 million tonnes
Change on year
up 113.8%
World rank
36th
of 215 countries
All-time high
7.72 million tonnes
in 1997
All-time low
-11.80 million tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
180
1845–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Chile, 1845–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Chile stood at 1.12 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 113.8% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Chile peaked at 7.72 million tonnes in 1997 and was at its lowest, -11.80 million tonnes, in 2020.
Chile ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1845 | 11,875 tonnes | — |
| 1846 | 9,615 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1847 | 10,185 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1848 | 7,748 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1849 | 52,440 tonnes | +576.8% |
| 1850 | -21,908 tonnes | -141.8% |
| 1851 | 16,322 tonnes | -174.5% |
| 1852 | 70,427 tonnes | +331.5% |
| 1853 | -64,346 tonnes | -191.4% |
| 1854 | -111,140 tonnes | +72.7% |
| 1855 | 145,511 tonnes | -230.9% |
| 1856 | 68,647 tonnes | -52.8% |
| 1857 | 224,474 tonnes | +227.0% |
| 1858 | 7,456 tonnes | -96.7% |
| 1859 | -199,488 tonnes | -2775.5% |
| 1860 | 169,356 tonnes | -184.9% |
| 1861 | -124,708 tonnes | -173.6% |
| 1862 | -2,885 tonnes | -97.7% |
| 1863 | -39,934 tonnes | +1284.2% |
| 1864 | 139,953 tonnes | -450.5% |
| 1865 | 8,174 tonnes | -94.2% |
| 1866 | 149,010 tonnes | +1723.0% |
| 1867 | 336,209 tonnes | +125.6% |
| 1868 | -200,564 tonnes | -159.7% |
| 1869 | 34,040 tonnes | -117.0% |
| 1870 | -63,389 tonnes | -286.2% |
| 1871 | -76,301 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1872 | 446,142 tonnes | -684.7% |
| 1873 | 230,758 tonnes | -48.3% |
| 1874 | 386,664 tonnes | +67.6% |
| 1875 | -176,551 tonnes | -145.7% |
| 1876 | 129,523 tonnes | -173.4% |
| 1877 | -245,552 tonnes | -289.6% |
| 1878 | -93,576 tonnes | -61.9% |
| 1879 | 125,777 tonnes | -234.4% |
| 1880 | 362,235 tonnes | +188.0% |
| 1881 | 10,500 tonnes | -97.1% |
| 1882 | 117,671 tonnes | +1020.7% |
| 1883 | -219,491 tonnes | -286.5% |
| 1884 | 54,600 tonnes | -124.9% |
| 1885 | 46,776 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1886 | -157,943 tonnes | -437.7% |
| 1887 | -42,527 tonnes | -73.1% |
| 1888 | 729,858 tonnes | -1816.2% |
| 1889 | -160,416 tonnes | -122.0% |
| 1890 | -48,759 tonnes | -69.6% |
| 1891 | 405,456 tonnes | -931.5% |
| 1892 | -460,817 tonnes | -213.7% |
| 1893 | 122,836 tonnes | -126.7% |
| 1894 | 932,458 tonnes | +659.1% |
| 1895 | -126,193 tonnes | -113.5% |
| 1896 | 287,399 tonnes | -327.7% |
| 1897 | -522,019 tonnes | -281.6% |
| 1898 | 316,396 tonnes | -160.6% |
| 1899 | 20,826 tonnes | -93.4% |
| 1900 | -49,644 tonnes | -338.4% |
| 1901 | 191,627 tonnes | -486.0% |
| 1902 | -234,836 tonnes | -222.5% |
| 1903 | 195,227 tonnes | -183.1% |
| 1904 | -235,930 tonnes | -220.8% |
| 1905 | 870,903 tonnes | -469.1% |
| 1906 | 2,042 tonnes | -99.8% |
| 1907 | 1.54 million tonnes | +75197.7% |
| 1908 | -339,221 tonnes | -122.1% |
| 1909 | 42,368 tonnes | -112.5% |
| 1910 | -5,447 tonnes | -112.9% |
| 1911 | 866,807 tonnes | -16013.5% |
| 1912 | 775,357 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1913 | -157,517 tonnes | -120.3% |
| 1914 | -1.35 million tonnes | +756.4% |
| 1915 | -1.57 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1916 | 770,553 tonnes | -149.2% |
| 1917 | 116,881 tonnes | -84.8% |
| 1918 | -465,891 tonnes | -498.6% |
| 1919 | -425,369 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1920 | -697,123 tonnes | +63.9% |
| 1921 | 1.01 million tonnes | -244.8% |
| 1922 | -1.46 million tonnes | -244.1% |
| 1923 | 325,940 tonnes | -122.4% |
| 1924 | 1.22 million tonnes | +273.8% |
| 1925 | -158,015 tonnes | -113.0% |
| 1926 | -91,871 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1927 | -45,936 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1928 | -224,871 tonnes | +389.5% |
| 1929 | 358,738 tonnes | -259.5% |
| 1930 | -298,978 tonnes | -183.3% |
| 1931 | -802,247 tonnes | +168.3% |
| 1932 | -92,064 tonnes | -88.5% |
| 1933 | 910,281 tonnes | -1088.7% |
| 1934 | 606,826 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1935 | 24,641 tonnes | -95.9% |
| 1936 | 399,087 tonnes | +1519.6% |
| 1937 | 419,424 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1938 | 71,376 tonnes | -83.0% |
| 1939 | -401,163 tonnes | -662.0% |
| 1940 | 733,807 tonnes | -282.9% |
| 1941 | -133,398 tonnes | -118.2% |
| 1942 | 57,111 tonnes | -142.8% |
| 1943 | 256,395 tonnes | +348.9% |
| 1944 | -102,967 tonnes | -140.2% |
| 1945 | -246,346 tonnes | +139.2% |
| 1946 | 26,170 tonnes | -110.6% |
| 1947 | 190,816 tonnes | +629.1% |
| 1948 | 304,309 tonnes | +59.5% |
| 1949 | -570,672 tonnes | -287.5% |
| 1950 | 4.20 million tonnes | -836.0% |
| 1951 | 597,300 tonnes | -85.8% |
| 1952 | 622,405 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1953 | -201,312 tonnes | -132.3% |
| 1954 | 677,810 tonnes | -436.7% |
| 1955 | 516,505 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1956 | 234,614 tonnes | -54.6% |
| 1957 | -106,077 tonnes | -145.2% |
| 1958 | 725,472 tonnes | -783.9% |
| 1959 | 252,370 tonnes | -65.2% |
| 1960 | 773,104 tonnes | +206.3% |
| 1961 | 981,774 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1962 | 2.25 million tonnes | +129.1% |
| 1963 | 629,613 tonnes | -72.0% |
| 1964 | 168,158 tonnes | -73.3% |
| 1965 | 242,152 tonnes | +44.0% |
| 1966 | 1.03 million tonnes | +323.4% |
| 1967 | 465,862 tonnes | -54.6% |
| 1968 | 1.96 million tonnes | +321.6% |
| 1969 | 1.33 million tonnes | -32.3% |
| 1970 | 2.10 million tonnes | +58.3% |
| 1971 | 2.42 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 1.08 million tonnes | -55.2% |
| 1973 | -550,504 tonnes | -150.8% |
| 1974 | -1.71 million tonnes | +210.7% |
| 1975 | -2.93 million tonnes | +71.4% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million tonnes | -136.9% |
| 1977 | -1.01 million tonnes | -193.5% |
| 1978 | -174,902 tonnes | -82.7% |
| 1979 | 1.89 million tonnes | -1179.3% |
| 1980 | 370,286 tonnes | -80.4% |
| 1981 | -752,812 tonnes | -303.3% |
| 1982 | -3.87 million tonnes | +414.3% |
| 1983 | 198,818 tonnes | -105.1% |
| 1984 | 1.33 million tonnes | +569.3% |
| 1985 | -712,432 tonnes | -153.5% |
| 1986 | 730,220 tonnes | -202.5% |
| 1987 | 387,714 tonnes | -46.9% |
| 1988 | 4.19 million tonnes | +980.6% |
| 1989 | 5.42 million tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1990 | 890,294 tonnes | -83.6% |
| 1991 | -2.02 million tonnes | -326.5% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million tonnes | -155.0% |
| 1993 | 2.10 million tonnes | +89.1% |
| 1994 | 3.88 million tonnes | +84.9% |
| 1995 | 3.59 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 6.66 million tonnes | +85.7% |
| 1997 | 7.72 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 1.32 million tonnes | -82.9% |
| 1999 | 4.15 million tonnes | +215.2% |
| 2000 | -2.91 million tonnes | -170.0% |
| 2001 | -5.58 million tonnes | +92.2% |
| 2002 | 1.92 million tonnes | -134.3% |
| 2003 | 264,600 tonnes | -86.2% |
| 2004 | 4.12 million tonnes | +1457.4% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million tonnes | -54.0% |
| 2006 | 2.93 million tonnes | +54.7% |
| 2007 | 6.42 million tonnes | +119.0% |
| 2008 | 79,760 tonnes | -98.8% |
| 2009 | -4.59 million tonnes | -5853.8% |
| 2010 | 5.39 million tonnes | -217.4% |
| 2011 | 6.72 million tonnes | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million tonnes | -77.0% |
| 2013 | 2.11 million tonnes | +36.3% |
| 2014 | -4.15 million tonnes | -296.3% |
| 2015 | 4.19 million tonnes | -201.1% |
| 2016 | 2.47 million tonnes | -41.0% |
| 2017 | -115,872 tonnes | -104.7% |
| 2018 | 308,016 tonnes | -365.8% |
| 2019 | 7.53 million tonnes | +2346.1% |
| 2020 | -11.80 million tonnes | -256.6% |
| 2021 | 3.45 million tonnes | -129.3% |
| 2022 | 2.11 million tonnes | -38.8% |
| 2023 | -8.14 million tonnes | -485.1% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million tonnes | -113.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.12 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,739 tonnes, 81.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.12 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 109,750 tonnes, 10.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | +75197.7% | 2,042 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes |
| 1911 | +16013.5% | -5,447 tonnes | 866,807 tonnes |
| 2009 | -5853.8% | 79,760 tonnes | -4.59 million tonnes |
| 1859 | -2775.5% | 7,456 tonnes | -199,488 tonnes |
| 2019 | +2346.1% | 308,016 tonnes | 7.53 million tonnes |
| 1888 | +1816.2% | -42,527 tonnes | 729,858 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 18,373 tonnes | 7,748 tonnes | 52,440 tonnes | 5 |
| 1850s | 13,596 tonnes | -199,488 tonnes | 224,474 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 46,865 tonnes | -200,564 tonnes | 336,209 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 66,350 tonnes | -245,552 tonnes | 446,142 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 74,126 tonnes | -219,491 tonnes | 729,858 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 92,758 tonnes | -522,019 tonnes | 932,458 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 198,012 tonnes | -339,221 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -144,103 tonnes | -1.57 million tonnes | 866,807 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 23,961 tonnes | -1.46 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 83,718 tonnes | -802,247 tonnes | 910,281 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 51,522 tonnes | -570,672 tonnes | 733,807 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 751,928 tonnes | -201,312 tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 982,810 tonnes | 168,158 tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 219,818 tonnes | -2.93 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 728,819 tonnes | -3.87 million tonnes | 5.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | -2.02 million tonnes | 7.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 455,180 tonnes | -5.58 million tonnes | 6.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million tonnes | -4.15 million tonnes | 7.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.65 million tonnes | -11.80 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Chile?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Chile was 1.12 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 million tonnes in 1997.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.80 million tonnes in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.