Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1301 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.1301 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Chile peaked at 0.2257 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1301, in 2024.
That places Chile 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2257 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2004 | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1859 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.185 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1924 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1929 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2064 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2181 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2113 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2217 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1982 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1843 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1804 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1786 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.181 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1729 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1664 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1776 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1801 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1742 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1745 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1796 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1741 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1769 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1601 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1681 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.174 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1733 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1668 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1758 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.172 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1573 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1565 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1323 | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1301 | -1.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1301 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 1.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1301 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1086, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.204 | 0.185 | 0.2257 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1794 | 0.1664 | 0.1982 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1723 | 0.1601 | 0.1796 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1497 | 0.1301 | 0.172 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 85 Malawi 0.1355 compare
- 86 Greece 0.1347 compare
- 87 Cape Verde 0.1311 compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1296 compare
- 90 El Salvador 0.1293 compare
- 91 Bhutan 0.1289 compare
More climate change data for Chile
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 306.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,030 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,258 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,772 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 384.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 189.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Chile was 0.1301 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2257 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1301 in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.