Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Chile
Chile: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted was 70.78 kilograms in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Chile, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Chile is 70.78 kilograms, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Chile peaked at 130.9 kilograms in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.64 kilograms, in 2020.
Chile ranks 40th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Chile, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.85 kilograms | — |
| 2014 | 78.17 kilograms | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 73.49 kilograms | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 65.56 kilograms | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 62.01 kilograms | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 75.45 kilograms | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 79.54 kilograms | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 41.64 kilograms | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 130.9 kilograms | +214.4% |
| 2022 | 80.78 kilograms | -38.3% |
| 2023 | 88.92 kilograms | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 70.78 kilograms | -20.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 70.78 kilograms is below the median for high income countries, which is 172.39 kilograms, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Chile's 70.78 kilograms is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.44 kilograms, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.58 kilograms | 62.01 kilograms | 79.54 kilograms | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.6 kilograms | 41.64 kilograms | 130.9 kilograms | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Chile?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Chile was 70.78 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 130.9 kilograms in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.64 kilograms in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.