Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Chile
Chile: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0431 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Chile, 1928–2024
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 from cement in Chile is 0.0431 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Chile peaked at 0.1026 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 tonnes per person, in 1931.
That places Chile 114th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0368 tonnes per person | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0.0477 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 0.0384 tonnes per person | 0.0585 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0641 tonnes per person | 0.0508 tonnes per person | 0.0736 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0579 tonnes per person | 0.0393 tonnes per person | 0.1026 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.0372 tonnes per person | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0648 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.0782 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0707 tonnes per person | 0.0635 tonnes per person | 0.079 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0556 tonnes per person | 0.0387 tonnes per person | 0.0644 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 tonnes per person | 0.0431 tonnes per person | 0.0485 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 co₂ emissions from cement in Chile?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Chile was 0.0431 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 from cement recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1026 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 tonnes per person in 1931.
- How does Chile rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Chile ranks 114th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.