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Co2 intensity in Chile

Chile: Co2 intensity was 0.1912 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1912
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
82nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4361
in 1907
All-time low
0.0026
in 1854
Years of data
179
1844–2022

Co2 intensity in Chile, 1844–2022

00.10.20.30.4184419332022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.1912 for co2 intensity 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, co2 intensity in Chile peaked at 0.4361 in 1907 and was at its lowest, 0.0026, 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.

Co2 intensity in Chile, year by year

Year Value Change
1844 0.017 —
1845 0.0244 +43.5%
1846 0.0297 +21.4%
1847 0.0353 +18.9%
1848 0.038 +7.9%
1849 0.0645 +69.6%
1850 0.0494 -23.4%
1851 0.0553 +12.1%
1852 0.0884 +59.7%
1853 0.0576 -34.8%
1854 0.0026 -95.5%
1855 0.0691 +2581.0%
1856 0.0988 +43.0%
1857 0.192 +94.3%
1858 0.1856 -3.3%
1859 0.0989 -46.7%
1860 0.1597 +61.5%
1861 0.1116 -30.1%
1862 0.1103 -1.2%
1863 0.0913 -17.2%
1864 0.1335 +46.2%
1865 0.1307 -2.0%
1866 0.1723 +31.8%
1867 0.2869 +66.5%
1868 0.2125 -25.9%
1869 0.2035 -4.2%
1870 0.1809 -11.1%
1871 0.1602 -11.4%
1872 0.2681 +67.3%
1873 0.3051 +13.8%
1874 0.407 +33.4%
1875 0.341 -16.2%
1876 0.3769 +10.5%
1877 0.3273 -13.2%
1878 0.2931 -10.4%
1879 0.2796 -4.6%
1880 0.319 +14.1%
1881 0.3073 -3.7%
1882 0.2985 -2.9%
1883 0.2608 -12.6%
1884 0.2635 +1.0%
1885 0.2833 +7.5%
1886 0.2466 -12.9%
1887 0.2234 -9.4%
1888 0.3441 +54.1%
1889 0.305 -11.4%
1890 0.2739 -10.2%
1891 0.3091 +12.9%
1892 0.2512 -18.7%
1893 0.2563 +2.0%
1894 0.3759 +46.7%
1895 0.3209 -14.7%
1896 0.34 +6.0%
1897 0.2965 -12.8%
1898 0.2908 -1.9%
1899 0.3012 +3.6%
1900 0.2998 -0.5%
1901 0.3124 +4.2%
1902 0.2712 -13.2%
1903 0.3045 +12.3%
1904 0.2582 -15.2%
1905 0.3483 +34.9%
1906 0.3259 -6.4%
1907 0.4361 +33.8%
1908 0.3827 -12.2%
1909 0.3796 -0.8%
1910 0.338 -11.0%
1911 0.3922 +16.1%
1912 0.4091 +4.3%
1913 0.3925 -4.1%
1914 0.3655 -6.9%
1915 0.2688 -26.5%
1916 0.2674 -0.5%
1917 0.2701 +1.0%
1918 0.2402 -11.1%
1919 0.2535 +5.5%
1920 0.183 -27.8%
1921 0.278 +51.9%
1922 0.1682 -39.5%
1923 0.159 -5.5%
1924 0.2133 +34.2%
1925 0.1971 -7.6%
1926 0.1978 +0.4%
1927 0.1994 +0.8%
1928 0.1496 -25.0%
1929 0.1606 +7.4%
1930 0.1698 +5.8%
1931 0.1615 -4.9%
1932 0.2032 +25.9%
1933 0.2193 +7.9%
1934 0.214 -2.4%
1935 0.2004 -6.4%
1936 0.2123 +5.9%
1937 0.2053 -3.3%
1938 0.2051 -0.1%
1939 0.1842 -10.2%
1940 0.2064 +12.1%
1941 0.2009 -2.7%
1942 0.1967 -2.1%
1943 0.2004 +1.9%
1944 0.1931 -3.7%
1945 0.1698 -12.1%
1946 0.1571 -7.4%
1947 0.1824 +16.1%
1948 0.1652 -9.4%
1949 0.1521 -7.9%
1950 0.262 +72.3%
1951 0.266 +1.5%
1952 0.2659 -0.0%
1953 0.2434 -8.5%
1954 0.2687 +10.4%
1955 0.2712 +0.9%
1956 0.2733 +0.8%
1957 0.2462 -9.9%
1958 0.2479 +0.7%
1959 0.2679 +8.1%
1960 0.262 -2.2%
1961 0.2687 +2.5%
1962 0.2968 +10.5%
1963 0.2901 -2.3%
1964 0.2871 -1.0%
1965 0.2893 +0.8%
1966 0.2755 -4.8%
1967 0.2737 -0.6%
1968 0.2916 +6.5%
1969 0.2992 +2.6%
1970 0.3209 +7.3%
1971 0.3233 +0.7%
1972 0.3399 +5.1%
1973 0.3524 +3.7%
1974 0.3269 -7.2%
1975 0.3325 +1.7%
1976 0.3354 +0.9%
1977 0.2919 -13.0%
1978 0.2675 -8.4%
1979 0.2671 -0.1%
1980 0.2507 -6.1%
1981 0.2289 -8.7%
1982 0.2224 -2.9%
1983 0.2307 +3.8%
1984 0.2318 +0.5%
1985 0.2199 -5.1%
1986 0.2158 -1.9%
1987 0.2062 -4.4%
1988 0.2281 +10.6%
1989 0.248 +8.8%
1990 0.2457 -1.0%
1991 0.215 -12.5%
1992 0.1997 -7.1%
1993 0.2001 +0.2%
1994 0.2122 +6.0%
1995 0.2113 -0.4%
1996 0.2298 +8.8%
1997 0.2517 +9.5%
1998 0.2512 -0.2%
1999 0.2732 +8.8%
2000 0.2507 -8.2%
2001 0.2208 -11.9%
2002 0.2254 +2.1%
2003 0.2198 -2.5%
2004 0.2242 +2.0%
2005 0.2198 -1.9%
2006 0.2184 -0.7%
2007 0.2305 +5.5%
2008 0.2247 -2.5%
2009 0.2151 -4.3%
2010 0.222 +3.2%
2011 0.2305 +3.9%
2012 0.2214 -3.9%
2013 0.22 -0.6%
2014 0.2052 -6.7%
2015 0.2117 +3.2%
2016 0.2144 +1.2%
2017 0.2112 -1.5%
2018 0.2038 -3.5%
2019 0.2204 +8.1%
2020 0.2047 -7.1%
2021 0.1911 -6.7%
2022 0.1912 +0.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.1912 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.1912 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Co2 intensity 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.

YearChange FromTo
1855 +2581.0% 0.0026 0.0691
1854 -95.5% 0.0576 0.0026
1857 +94.3% 0.0988 0.192
1950 +72.3% 0.1521 0.262
1849 +69.6% 0.038 0.0645
1872 +67.3% 0.1602 0.2681

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.0348 0.017 0.0645 6
1850s 0.0898 0.0026 0.192 10
1860s 0.1612 0.0913 0.2869 10
1870s 0.2939 0.1602 0.407 10
1880s 0.2852 0.2234 0.3441 10
1890s 0.3016 0.2512 0.3759 10
1900s 0.3319 0.2582 0.4361 10
1910s 0.3197 0.2402 0.4091 10
1920s 0.1906 0.1496 0.278 10
1930s 0.1975 0.1615 0.2193 10
1940s 0.1824 0.1521 0.2064 10
1950s 0.2612 0.2434 0.2733 10
1960s 0.2834 0.262 0.2992 10
1970s 0.3158 0.2671 0.3524 10
1980s 0.2282 0.2062 0.2507 10
1990s 0.229 0.1997 0.2732 10
2000s 0.2249 0.2151 0.2507 10
2010s 0.2161 0.2038 0.2305 10
2020s 0.1957 0.1911 0.2047 3

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 79 Palestine 0.1953 compare
  2. 80 Armenia 0.1938 compare
  3. 81 Togo 0.192 compare
  4. 83 Afghanistan 0.1908 compare
  5. 84 Peru 0.1896 compare
  6. 85 Botswana 0.1882 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 intensity in Chile?
Co2 intensity in Chile was 0.1912 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.4361 in 1907.
What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 in 1854.
How does Chile rank for co2 intensity?
Chile ranks 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Co2 intensity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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