emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Chile
Chile: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0439 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Chile, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Chile stood at 0.0439 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0801 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0438 tonnes per person, in 2020.
Chile ranks 98th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.056 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0537 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.054 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0536 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0491 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0455 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0465 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0489 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0544 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0715 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.073 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0769 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0789 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0801 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0781 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.078 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0724 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0698 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0695 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0653 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0656 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0647 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0723 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0478 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.047 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0439 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0439 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -34.0% | 0.0738 tonnes per person | 0.0488 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.056 tonnes per person | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 0.0608 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0481 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.0557 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0487 tonnes per person | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 0.0544 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.074 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person | 0.0801 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0684 tonnes per person | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 0.0753 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 0.047 tonnes per person | 0.0738 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.0438 tonnes per person | 0.0441 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 95 Mauritania 0.0446 tonnes per person compare
- 96 Cape Verde 0.0445 tonnes per person compare
- 97 Montenegro 0.044 tonnes per person compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 0.0439 tonnes per person compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.0436 tonnes per person compare
- 101 Singapore 0.0426 tonnes per person compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Chile?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Chile was 0.0439 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0801 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0438 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Chile ranks 98th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.