Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Chile
Chile: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Chile, 1952–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Chile stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Chile peaked at 1.3% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1952.
Chile ranks 39th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +39.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +20.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +23.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +41.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +55.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | +44.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5% | +38.6% |
| 1961 | 0.6% | +38.5% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +33.8% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 30.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +55.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1959 | +44.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1957 | +41.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1953 | +39.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1960 | +38.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 1961 | +38.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Chile?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Chile was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1952.
- How does Chile rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Chile ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.