Per capita methane emissions in Chile
Chile: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
104th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.9311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1894
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Chile is 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Chile peaked at 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.9311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1894.
Chile ranks 104th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 101 Guinea-Bissau 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Eswatini 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 France 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 105 Nepal 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Vietnam 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Andorra 0.9397 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 methane emissions in Chile?
- Per capita methane emissions in Chile was 0.9431 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 methane emissions recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1894.
- How does Chile rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Chile ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.