Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Chile
Chile: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
51st
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1975
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Chile, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.2% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Chile peaked at 0.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1991.
Chile ranks 51st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3% | — |
| 1851 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 1852 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1854 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 1856 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 1857 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4% | +14.7% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 1861 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 1862 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1863 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1864 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1865 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 1866 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| 1867 | 0.5% | +12.6% |
| 1868 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 1869 | 0.5% | -10.6% |
| 1870 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1873 | 0.5% | +14.1% |
| 1874 | 0.4% | -12.8% |
| 1875 | 0.5% | +21.0% |
| 1876 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 1877 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 1879 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 1880 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 1883 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1884 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1885 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 1887 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 1889 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1891 | 0.5% | +12.4% |
| 1892 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 1895 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 1896 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 1897 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 1898 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 1899 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 1900 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 1901 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1902 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1905 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.6% | +8.5% |
| 1907 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 1908 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 1909 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 1910 | 0.7% | +14.0% |
| 1911 | 0.6% | -14.0% |
| 1912 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 1915 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.8% | +16.9% |
| 1917 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 1919 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 1920 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 1921 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 1922 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 1923 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 1928 | 0.7% | +6.1% |
| 1929 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1930 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 1933 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 1934 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 1939 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 1942 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 1943 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 1944 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 1945 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 1947 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 1950 | 0.6% | -21.4% |
| 1951 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 1952 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 1953 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | +14.5% |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +36.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -28.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -31.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -58.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +50.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +77.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -73.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -70.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -373.4% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -598.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -59.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +53.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +87.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +83.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -33.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -35.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -23.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 55.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +598.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1991 | -373.4% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | +87.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2000 | +83.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1988 | +77.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1989 | -73.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Chile?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Chile was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1991.
- How does Chile rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.