Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Chile
Chile: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.021 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Chile, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.021 units per person for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.1936 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.021 units per person, in 2022.
That places Chile 37th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1396 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1417 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1482 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1457 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1502 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.14 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1438 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1469 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1507 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1559 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1533 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1487 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1492 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1407 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1558 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1513 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1749 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1791 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1844 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1864 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1842 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.182 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1927 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1905 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1928 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1853 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1846 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.179 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1893 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1936 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1857 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1734 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.168 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1657 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1583 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1601 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1621 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1595 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1487 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1454 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1332 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1222 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1056 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0981 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0863 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0773 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0713 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0596 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0499 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0417 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.04 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0394 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0352 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0341 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0278 units per person | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0282 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0263 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0258 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0246 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.021 units per person | -13.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.021 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0097 units per person, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.021 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0082 units per person, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1463 units per person | 0.1396 units per person | 0.1559 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1624 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | 0.1864 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1874 units per person | 0.179 units per person | 0.1936 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1627 units per person | 0.1454 units per person | 0.1857 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0845 units per person | 0.0417 units per person | 0.1332 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0313 units per person | 0.0258 units per person | 0.04 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0233 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Chile?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Chile was 0.021 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1936 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 units per person in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Chile ranks 37th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.