Latin America & Caribbean · High income · 2023

Chile: smaller EDGAR inventory · 124 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Chile emitted 124 MtCO₂e (6.18 t per person, 0.37 t per $1K GDP) - transport led at 26% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 68%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Chile ranks only #40 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #30 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate.

#40 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#30 / 51
Per-capita rank
#32 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

C
Emissions Performance Score
58/100
Chile · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions C+
6.18 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity C+
0.37 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share C
16%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend D
+147%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll CHL · 2023 124 Mt · 6.18 t per person

Chile sits in the lower absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (124 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 124 Mt
  • PC 6.18 t
  • INT 0.37
  • RANK-A #40 / 51
  • RANK-P #30 / 51
  • RANK-I #32 / 51
  • SECTOR 26% Transport
  • GAS 68% Carbon
  • PHOTO Czechia
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Czechia (115 Mt · Δ 8 Mt vs Chile)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Chile

1. Chile1242. Czechia1153. Morocco1074. Belgium1075. Romania106

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Chile's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 127.3 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 123.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −3.78 MtCO₂e (−3.0%).
  • Chile's transport total rose from 31.7 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 32.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +0.76 MtCO₂e (+2.4%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Chile ranks only #40 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #30 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate. How we place countries.

Chile vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Chile's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

124 22nd percentile more MtCO₂e than 22% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Chile 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Transport322. Industry313. Energy264. Agriculture125. Waste126. Buildings97. Fugitive emissions1
0%100%26%
Transport share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Chile emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

406080100120140 197019771984199119982005201220192023 124
Reported annual emissions for Chile, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Chile 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide842. Methane19.43. Fluorinated gases12.44. Nitrous oxide7.8

Scale versus per-person exposure

Absolute inventory signature

Chile's absolute inventory is thin: 124 MtCO₂e lands in the lower Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≤256.77 Mt).

Chile ranks only #40 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #30 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for CHL exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Latin America & Caribbean economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Chile (CHL) is in the lower third of live EDGAR country mass (124 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Chile emit in 2023?

Chile's 2023 total is 124 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

How do Chile's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Chile ranks #40 of 51 by absolute total and #30 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #32.

Which sector dominates Chile's emissions?

Transport led at 26% of the 2023 national total (124 MtCO₂e).

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.