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-$, in 1854.
Chile ranks 82nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 179 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 19.86 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 17.71 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.98 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.32 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.98 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.98 tonnes per person (2024)
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-$).