Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Chile
Chile: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.5502 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5502 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
52nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.82 tonnes per person
in 1912
All-time low
0.0036 tonnes per person
in 1854
Years of data
181
1844–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Chile, 1844–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by source in Chile is 0.5502 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Chile peaked at 1.82 tonnes per person in 1912 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 tonnes per person, in 1854.
That places Chile 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1844 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | — |
| 1845 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | +46.5% |
| 1846 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1847 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1848 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1849 | 0.0838 tonnes per person | +79.3% |
| 1850 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 1851 | 0.077 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1238 tonnes per person | +60.9% |
| 1853 | 0.0784 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -95.5% |
| 1855 | 0.098 tonnes per person | +2651.2% |
| 1856 | 0.14 tonnes per person | +42.9% |
| 1857 | 0.2783 tonnes per person | +98.7% |
| 1858 | 0.278 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1525 tonnes per person | -45.2% |
| 1860 | 0.2506 tonnes per person | +64.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1734 tonnes per person | -30.8% |
| 1862 | 0.1688 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1863 | 0.1434 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1864 | 0.2187 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 1865 | 0.2194 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.2957 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1867 | 0.4681 tonnes per person | +58.3% |
| 1868 | 0.3562 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1869 | 0.3676 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1870 | 0.3297 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.2866 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1872 | 0.4984 tonnes per person | +73.9% |
| 1873 | 0.6004 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1874 | 0.7721 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1875 | 0.678 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1876 | 0.7258 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1877 | 0.6042 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1878 | 0.5532 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1879 | 0.5987 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1880 | 0.7434 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1881 | 0.7362 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 0.7734 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1883 | 0.6724 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1884 | 0.684 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1885 | 0.692 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.6202 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1887 | 0.5945 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1888 | 0.8601 tonnes per person | +44.7% |
| 1889 | 0.7878 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1890 | 0.7585 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1891 | 0.8936 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1892 | 0.7175 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1893 | 0.7506 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1894 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +41.5% |
| 1895 | 1 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1896 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1897 | 0.8996 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1898 | 0.9906 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1899 | 0.9839 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.9551 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1901 | 1 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1902 | 0.9172 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1903 | 0.9655 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 0.8821 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1905 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1906 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1908 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1909 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1911 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1912 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1913 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1914 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1915 | 0.9453 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1916 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1917 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1919 | 0.8993 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1920 | 0.7158 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1921 | 0.9532 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 1922 | 0.5901 tonnes per person | -38.1% |
| 1923 | 0.6595 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1924 | 0.9363 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1925 | 0.8871 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1926 | 0.8541 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1927 | 0.8322 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1928 | 0.7589 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1929 | 0.8227 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1930 | 0.7444 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1931 | 0.5687 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1932 | 0.5395 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1933 | 0.7143 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 1934 | 0.8181 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8013 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1936 | 0.8692 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1937 | 0.9287 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1938 | 0.9217 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.8342 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1940 | 0.9492 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1941 | 0.9104 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1942 | 0.9033 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1943 | 0.9302 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 0.8968 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1945 | 0.8352 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1946 | 0.8104 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.8243 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.862 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1949 | 0.7564 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1950 | 0.8572 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1951 | 0.8438 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.8341 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.785 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1954 | 0.7644 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.7446 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.7389 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.6652 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6057 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1959 | 0.5691 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.5532 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 0.5334 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5616 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5308 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4981 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4838 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.472 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4871 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4926 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4886 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4839 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5147 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4282 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4518 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4272 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3344 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3364 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3499 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3506 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3745 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4447 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4223 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.278 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3361 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.428 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.408 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4209 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4091 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.553 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 1989 | 0.748 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7968 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6315 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 0.537 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5409 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6539 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 0.71 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9784 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1997 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9186 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5906 tonnes per person | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5915 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5769 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6347 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6264 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7592 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7799 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9937 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7895 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9618 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5967 tonnes per person | -41.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5502 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.5502 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.5502 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person, 227.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1855 | +2651.2% | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.098 tonnes per person |
| 1857 | +98.7% | 0.14 tonnes per person | 0.2783 tonnes per person |
| 1854 | -95.5% | 0.0784 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person |
| 1849 | +79.3% | 0.0467 tonnes per person | 0.0838 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0423 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0838 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 1850s | 0.1296 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2662 tonnes per person | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.4681 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5647 tonnes per person | 0.2866 tonnes per person | 0.7721 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7164 tonnes per person | 0.5945 tonnes per person | 0.8601 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9149 tonnes per person | 0.7175 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.8821 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.8993 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.801 tonnes per person | 0.5901 tonnes per person | 0.9532 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.774 tonnes per person | 0.5395 tonnes per person | 0.9287 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8678 tonnes per person | 0.7564 tonnes per person | 0.9492 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7408 tonnes per person | 0.5691 tonnes per person | 0.8572 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5101 tonnes per person | 0.472 tonnes per person | 0.5616 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4052 tonnes per person | 0.3344 tonnes per person | 0.5147 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4448 tonnes per person | 0.278 tonnes per person | 0.748 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8478 tonnes per person | 0.537 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7261 tonnes per person | 0.5769 tonnes per person | 0.9937 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.9618 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9404 tonnes per person | 0.5502 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Chile?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Chile was 0.5502 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions by source recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 tonnes per person in 1912.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 tonnes per person in 1854.
- How does Chile rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Chile ranks 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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