Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Chile
Chile: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 4.48 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Chile stood at 4.48 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Chile peaked at 5.42 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Chile 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 tonnes per person | 3.43 tonnes per person | 5.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 4.46 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 4.29 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Chile?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Chile was 4.48 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Chile rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.