Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Chile
Chile: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
96th
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
All-time low
4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1991
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Chile, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Chile is 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Chile peaked at 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910 and was at its lowest, 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1991.
Chile ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 93 Nauru 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Guinea 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 95 British Virgin Islands 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 97 Hong Kong 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Cambodia 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Portugal 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Chile?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Chile was 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1991.
- How does Chile rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Chile ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.