Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Chile
Chile: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1912 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
82nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4361 kilograms per international-$
in 1907
All-time low
0.0026 kilograms per international-$
in 1854
Years of data
179
1844–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Chile, 1844–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Chile peaked at 0.4361 kilograms per international-$ in 1907 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 kilograms per international-$, in 1854.
Chile ranks 82nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 179 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Chile, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1844 | 0.017 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1845 | 0.0244 kilograms per international-$ | +43.5% |
| 1846 | 0.0297 kilograms per international-$ | +21.4% |
| 1847 | 0.0353 kilograms per international-$ | +18.9% |
| 1848 | 0.038 kilograms per international-$ | +7.9% |
| 1849 | 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ | +69.6% |
| 1850 | 0.0494 kilograms per international-$ | -23.4% |
| 1851 | 0.0553 kilograms per international-$ | +12.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0884 kilograms per international-$ | +59.7% |
| 1853 | 0.0576 kilograms per international-$ | -34.8% |
| 1854 | 0.0026 kilograms per international-$ | -95.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0691 kilograms per international-$ | +2581.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0988 kilograms per international-$ | +43.0% |
| 1857 | 0.192 kilograms per international-$ | +94.3% |
| 1858 | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0989 kilograms per international-$ | -46.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1597 kilograms per international-$ | +61.5% |
| 1861 | 0.1116 kilograms per international-$ | -30.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1103 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0913 kilograms per international-$ | -17.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ | +46.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1307 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1866 | 0.1723 kilograms per international-$ | +31.8% |
| 1867 | 0.2869 kilograms per international-$ | +66.5% |
| 1868 | 0.2125 kilograms per international-$ | -25.9% |
| 1869 | 0.2035 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1809 kilograms per international-$ | -11.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1602 kilograms per international-$ | -11.4% |
| 1872 | 0.2681 kilograms per international-$ | +67.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3051 kilograms per international-$ | +13.8% |
| 1874 | 0.407 kilograms per international-$ | +33.4% |
| 1875 | 0.341 kilograms per international-$ | -16.2% |
| 1876 | 0.3769 kilograms per international-$ | +10.5% |
| 1877 | 0.3273 kilograms per international-$ | -13.2% |
| 1878 | 0.2931 kilograms per international-$ | -10.4% |
| 1879 | 0.2796 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 1880 | 0.319 kilograms per international-$ | +14.1% |
| 1881 | 0.3073 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1882 | 0.2985 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1883 | 0.2608 kilograms per international-$ | -12.6% |
| 1884 | 0.2635 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.2833 kilograms per international-$ | +7.5% |
| 1886 | 0.2466 kilograms per international-$ | -12.9% |
| 1887 | 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 1888 | 0.3441 kilograms per international-$ | +54.1% |
| 1889 | 0.305 kilograms per international-$ | -11.4% |
| 1890 | 0.2739 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 1891 | 0.3091 kilograms per international-$ | +12.9% |
| 1892 | 0.2512 kilograms per international-$ | -18.7% |
| 1893 | 0.2563 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 1894 | 0.3759 kilograms per international-$ | +46.7% |
| 1895 | 0.3209 kilograms per international-$ | -14.7% |
| 1896 | 0.34 kilograms per international-$ | +6.0% |
| 1897 | 0.2965 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
| 1898 | 0.2908 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1899 | 0.3012 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1900 | 0.2998 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.3124 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1902 | 0.2712 kilograms per international-$ | -13.2% |
| 1903 | 0.3045 kilograms per international-$ | +12.3% |
| 1904 | 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ | -15.2% |
| 1905 | 0.3483 kilograms per international-$ | +34.9% |
| 1906 | 0.3259 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 1907 | 0.4361 kilograms per international-$ | +33.8% |
| 1908 | 0.3827 kilograms per international-$ | -12.2% |
| 1909 | 0.3796 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.338 kilograms per international-$ | -11.0% |
| 1911 | 0.3922 kilograms per international-$ | +16.1% |
| 1912 | 0.4091 kilograms per international-$ | +4.3% |
| 1913 | 0.3925 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1914 | 0.3655 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 1915 | 0.2688 kilograms per international-$ | -26.5% |
| 1916 | 0.2674 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2701 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.2402 kilograms per international-$ | -11.1% |
| 1919 | 0.2535 kilograms per international-$ | +5.5% |
| 1920 | 0.183 kilograms per international-$ | -27.8% |
| 1921 | 0.278 kilograms per international-$ | +51.9% |
| 1922 | 0.1682 kilograms per international-$ | -39.5% |
| 1923 | 0.159 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 1924 | 0.2133 kilograms per international-$ | +34.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1971 kilograms per international-$ | -7.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1978 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1994 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1496 kilograms per international-$ | -25.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1606 kilograms per international-$ | +7.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1698 kilograms per international-$ | +5.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1615 kilograms per international-$ | -4.9% |
| 1932 | 0.2032 kilograms per international-$ | +25.9% |
| 1933 | 0.2193 kilograms per international-$ | +7.9% |
| 1934 | 0.214 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.2004 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 1936 | 0.2123 kilograms per international-$ | +5.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2053 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2051 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1842 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ | +12.1% |
| 1941 | 0.2009 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1942 | 0.1967 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1943 | 0.2004 kilograms per international-$ | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1931 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1698 kilograms per international-$ | -12.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1571 kilograms per international-$ | -7.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ | +16.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1652 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1521 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1950 | 0.262 kilograms per international-$ | +72.3% |
| 1951 | 0.266 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2659 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2434 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 1954 | 0.2687 kilograms per international-$ | +10.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2712 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2462 kilograms per international-$ | -9.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2479 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2679 kilograms per international-$ | +8.1% |
| 1960 | 0.262 kilograms per international-$ | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2687 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2968 kilograms per international-$ | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2901 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2871 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2893 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2755 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2737 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2916 kilograms per international-$ | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3209 kilograms per international-$ | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3233 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3399 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3524 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3269 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3325 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3354 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2919 kilograms per international-$ | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2675 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2671 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2289 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2224 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2307 kilograms per international-$ | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2318 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2199 kilograms per international-$ | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2158 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2062 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2281 kilograms per international-$ | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.248 kilograms per international-$ | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2457 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.215 kilograms per international-$ | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1997 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2001 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2122 kilograms per international-$ | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2113 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2517 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2512 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2732 kilograms per international-$ | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2208 kilograms per international-$ | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2254 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2198 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2242 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2198 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2184 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2305 kilograms per international-$ | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2247 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2151 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.222 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2305 kilograms per international-$ | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2214 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.22 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2052 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2117 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2144 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2112 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2038 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2204 kilograms per international-$ | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2047 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912 kilograms per international-$, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1855 | +2581.0% | 0.0026 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0691 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1854 | -95.5% | 0.0576 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0026 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1857 | +94.3% | 0.0988 kilograms per international-$ | 0.192 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1950 | +72.3% | 0.1521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.262 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1849 | +69.6% | 0.038 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1872 | +67.3% | 0.1602 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2681 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ | 0.017 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ | 6 |
| 1850s | 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0026 kilograms per international-$ | 0.192 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0913 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2869 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2939 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1602 kilograms per international-$ | 0.407 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2852 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3441 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3759 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3319 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4361 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2402 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4091 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1906 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1496 kilograms per international-$ | 0.278 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1975 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1615 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2193 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.262 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3524 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2282 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.229 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1997 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2732 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2161 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2038 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2305 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1957 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1911 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2047 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 79 Palestine 0.1953 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 80 Armenia 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 81 Togo 0.192 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 83 Afghanistan 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 84 Peru 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 85 Botswana 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ 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 intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Chile?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Chile was 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4361 kilograms per international-$ in 1907.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 kilograms per international-$ in 1854.
- How does Chile rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Chile ranks 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. 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 kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).