Consumption-based carbon intensity in Chile
Chile: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2061 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▬ Flat
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Chile, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.2061 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Chile peaked at 0.269 kilograms per international-$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2061 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Chile ranks 78th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2328 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2116 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2688 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2349 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2148 kilograms per international-$ | 0.269 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2375 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2229 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2642 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2088 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2061 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2122 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 75 New Zealand 0.2122 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 76 Paraguay 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 77 Austria 0.2085 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 79 Panama 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 80 Indonesia 0.2026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 81 Philippines 0.2021 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Chile?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Chile was 0.2061 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.269 kilograms per international-$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2061 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Chile ranks 78th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).