Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Chile
Chile: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 3.98 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.98 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
86th
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.79 tonnes per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0036 tonnes per person
in 1854
Years of data
181
1844–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
Chile recorded 3.98 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Chile peaked at 4.79 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 tonnes per person, in 1854.
That places Chile 86th out of 213 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 relative to the global average 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 | 0.771 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1929 | 0.8386 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1930 | 0.7616 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1931 | 0.5795 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1932 | 0.5509 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1933 | 0.7285 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 1934 | 0.8387 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8294 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.8933 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1937 | 0.9587 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1938 | 0.956 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 0.8652 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1940 | 0.9836 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1941 | 0.9423 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1942 | 0.9352 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.9621 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 0.927 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1945 | 0.869 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1946 | 0.8572 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.8719 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.9036 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 0.7985 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1950 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +77.3% |
| 1951 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1952 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1953 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1954 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1955 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 1.58 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 1.97 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 2 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.23 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 2.5 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 2.7 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 2.77 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.67 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.46 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 2.45 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 2.65 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 3.27 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 3.75 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 3.78 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.01 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 3.77 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 3.46 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.66 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 3.74 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.23 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 4.19 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.88 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 4.15 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 4.54 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.62 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.34 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.53 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.61 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.53 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.47 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 4.14 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.39 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.95 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 3.98 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 65% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 3.98 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
| 1854 | -95.5% | 0.0784 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person |
| 1857 | +98.7% | 0.14 tonnes per person | 0.2783 tonnes per person |
| 1849 | +79.3% | 0.0467 tonnes per person | 0.0838 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +77.3% | 0.7985 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person |
| 1872 | +73.9% | 0.2866 tonnes per person | 0.4984 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 | 0.8038 tonnes per person | 0.5901 tonnes per person | 0.9532 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7962 tonnes per person | 0.5509 tonnes per person | 0.9587 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.905 tonnes per person | 0.7985 tonnes per person | 0.9836 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | 4.39 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 relative to the global average in Chile?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Chile was 3.98 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 relative to the global average recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 tonnes per person in 1854.
- How does Chile rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Chile ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.