Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Chile
Chile: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,444 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Chile is 1,444 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Chile peaked at 1,515 kilograms per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 675.74 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Chile ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 896.8 kilograms per person | 675.74 kilograms per person | 1,095 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,110 kilograms per person | 1,019 kilograms per person | 1,222 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,381 kilograms per person | 1,248 kilograms per person | 1,499 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,426 kilograms per person | 1,315 kilograms per person | 1,515 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 57 Bulgaria 1,449 kilograms per person compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 1,449 kilograms per person compare
- 61 Netherlands 1,428 kilograms per person compare
- 62 Hungary 1,404 kilograms per person compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,382 kilograms per person compare
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 transport in Chile?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Chile was 1,444 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,515 kilograms per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 675.74 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Chile ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.