emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Chile, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6301 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1975.
Chile ranks 163rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6567 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6734 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6726 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6663 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6509 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6693 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6655 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6905 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6925 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.693 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7494 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7331 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6833 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6604 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6301 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6456 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6502 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6838 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.705 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7283 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7433 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7151 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7527 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7737 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7983 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8283 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.861 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9206 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9664 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | -33.1% | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6709 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6509 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6925 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6834 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6301 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7494 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8088 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7151 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9664 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 160 Angola 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Sudan 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Colombia 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 164 Norway 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 165 Cyprus 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 166 Iraq 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Chile?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Chile was 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6301 tonnes per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 163rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.