Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Chile
Chile: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level was 78.73 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
78.73 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
46th
of 215 countries
All-time high
91.98 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
5,389 tonnes
in 1854
Years of data
181
1844–2024
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Chile, 1844–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Chile is 78.73 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Chile peaked at 91.98 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,389 tonnes, in 1854.
Chile ranks 46th 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.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1844 | 24,171 tonnes | — |
| 1845 | 36,046 tonnes | +49.1% |
| 1846 | 45,661 tonnes | +26.7% |
| 1847 | 55,846 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1848 | 63,594 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1849 | 116,034 tonnes | +82.5% |
| 1850 | 94,126 tonnes | -18.9% |
| 1851 | 110,448 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1852 | 180,875 tonnes | +63.8% |
| 1853 | 116,529 tonnes | -35.6% |
| 1854 | 5,389 tonnes | -95.4% |
| 1855 | 150,900 tonnes | +2700.1% |
| 1856 | 219,547 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 1857 | 444,021 tonnes | +102.2% |
| 1858 | 451,477 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1859 | 251,989 tonnes | -44.2% |
| 1860 | 421,345 tonnes | +67.2% |
| 1861 | 296,637 tonnes | -29.6% |
| 1862 | 293,752 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1863 | 253,818 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1864 | 393,771 tonnes | +55.1% |
| 1865 | 401,945 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 550,955 tonnes | +37.1% |
| 1867 | 887,164 tonnes | +61.0% |
| 1868 | 686,600 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1869 | 720,640 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1870 | 657,251 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1871 | 580,950 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1872 | 1.03 million tonnes | +76.8% |
| 1873 | 1.26 million tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1874 | 1.64 million tonnes | +30.7% |
| 1875 | 1.47 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1876 | 1.60 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1877 | 1.35 million tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1878 | 1.26 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1879 | 1.38 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1880 | 1.75 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1881 | 1.76 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 1.87 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1883 | 1.66 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1884 | 1.71 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1885 | 1.76 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 1.60 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1887 | 1.56 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1888 | 2.29 million tonnes | +46.9% |
| 1889 | 2.13 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1890 | 2.08 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1891 | 2.48 million tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1892 | 2.02 million tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1893 | 2.14 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1894 | 3.08 million tonnes | +43.5% |
| 1895 | 2.95 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1896 | 3.24 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1897 | 2.72 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1898 | 3.03 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1899 | 3.05 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 3.00 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1901 | 3.19 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1902 | 2.96 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1903 | 3.16 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 2.92 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1905 | 3.79 million tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1906 | 3.79 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 5.33 million tonnes | +40.5% |
| 1908 | 4.99 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1909 | 5.03 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 5.03 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 5.89 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1912 | 6.67 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1913 | 6.51 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1914 | 5.16 million tonnes | -20.7% |
| 1915 | 3.60 million tonnes | -30.4% |
| 1916 | 4.37 million tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1917 | 4.48 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1918 | 4.02 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1919 | 3.59 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1920 | 2.89 million tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1921 | 3.90 million tonnes | +34.9% |
| 1922 | 2.45 million tonnes | -37.3% |
| 1923 | 2.78 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1924 | 3.99 million tonnes | +43.9% |
| 1925 | 3.84 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1926 | 3.74 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1927 | 3.70 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 3.47 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1929 | 3.83 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1930 | 3.53 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1931 | 2.73 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1932 | 2.64 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1933 | 3.55 million tonnes | +34.5% |
| 1934 | 4.16 million tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1935 | 4.18 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 4.58 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1937 | 5.00 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1938 | 5.07 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 4.67 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1940 | 5.40 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1941 | 5.27 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1942 | 5.33 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 5.58 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1944 | 5.48 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1945 | 5.23 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1946 | 5.26 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 5.45 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 5.75 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1949 | 5.18 million tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1950 | 9.38 million tonnes | +81.0% |
| 1951 | 9.98 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1952 | 10.60 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1953 | 10.40 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 11.08 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1955 | 11.60 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 11.83 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 11.73 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 12.45 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1959 | 12.70 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 13.48 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 14.46 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1962 | 16.71 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 17.34 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 17.51 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 17.75 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 18.77 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 19.24 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 21.20 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 22.53 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 24.64 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 27.06 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 28.14 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 27.59 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 25.88 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 22.95 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 24.03 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 23.02 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 22.84 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 24.73 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 25.10 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 24.35 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 20.48 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 20.67 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 22.00 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 21.29 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 22.02 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 22.41 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 26.60 million tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 32.02 million tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 32.91 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 30.89 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 32.00 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 34.10 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 37.97 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 41.56 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 48.23 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 55.94 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 57.26 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 61.41 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 58.50 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 52.92 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 54.84 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 55.10 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.22 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 61.12 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 64.05 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 70.47 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 70.55 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 65.96 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 71.35 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 78.07 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 79.62 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 81.73 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 77.59 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 81.78 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 84.25 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 84.13 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.44 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.98 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 80.18 million tonnes | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 83.63 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 85.74 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 77.60 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 78.73 million tonnes | +1.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 78.73 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.70 million tonnes, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 78.73 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.95 million tonnes, 9.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1855 | +2700.1% | 5,389 tonnes | 150,900 tonnes |
| 1857 | +102.2% | 219,547 tonnes | 444,021 tonnes |
| 1854 | -95.4% | 116,529 tonnes | 5,389 tonnes |
| 1849 | +82.5% | 63,594 tonnes | 116,034 tonnes |
| 1950 | +81.0% | 5.18 million tonnes | 9.38 million tonnes |
| 1872 | +76.8% | 580,950 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 56,892 tonnes | 24,171 tonnes | 116,034 tonnes | 6 |
| 1850s | 202,530 tonnes | 5,389 tonnes | 451,477 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 490,663 tonnes | 253,818 tonnes | 887,164 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.22 million tonnes | 580,950 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.81 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.82 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 5.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.93 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 6.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | 3.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.01 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 5.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.39 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | 5.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.18 million tonnes | 9.38 million tonnes | 12.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.90 million tonnes | 13.48 million tonnes | 22.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.09 million tonnes | 22.84 million tonnes | 28.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.69 million tonnes | 20.48 million tonnes | 32.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.23 million tonnes | 30.89 million tonnes | 61.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.27 million tonnes | 52.92 million tonnes | 70.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.49 million tonnes | 71.35 million tonnes | 91.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.18 million tonnes | 77.60 million tonnes | 85.74 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Chile?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Chile was 78.73 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 91.98 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,389 tonnes in 1854.
- How does Chile rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.