IPPU — Emissions per capita in Chile
Chile: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.62 t CO2eq/cap for ippu — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Chile peaked at 0.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Chile 56th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +37.5% |
| 2001 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.62 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.62 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.165 t CO2eq/cap, 3.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPPU — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +40.7% | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2000 | +37.5% | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.138 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.286 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.381 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5675 t CO2eq/cap | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 ippu — emissions per capita in Chile?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Chile was 0.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.