How have things changed?, per capita in Chile
Chile: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.1998 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1998 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
13th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5603 metric tons per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.0672 metric tons per person
in 1973
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Chile, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Chile stood at 0.1998 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.5603 metric tons per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0672 metric tons per person, in 1973.
That places Chile 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0811 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.1531 metric tons per person | +88.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1162 metric tons per person | -24.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1464 metric tons per person | +26.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1147 metric tons per person | -21.6% |
| 1970 | 0.125 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1515 metric tons per person | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0807 metric tons per person | -46.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0672 metric tons per person | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1116 metric tons per person | +66.1% |
| 1975 | 0.091 metric tons per person | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1332 metric tons per person | +46.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1253 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1793 metric tons per person | +43.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2387 metric tons per person | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 0.252 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3001 metric tons per person | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3246 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3465 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3829 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4023 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4524 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3856 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4136 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.502 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4037 metric tons per person | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4513 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4773 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4391 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5603 metric tons per person | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5432 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4909 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4263 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2528 metric tons per person | -40.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3647 metric tons per person | +44.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3207 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2973 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3237 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2826 metric tons per person | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3715 metric tons per person | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 0.335 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3207 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2963 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2857 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2765 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2189 metric tons per person | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2557 metric tons per person | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2331 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1885 metric tons per person | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2138 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1767 metric tons per person | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1575 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1915 metric tons per person | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1937 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1973 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1904 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1971 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2156 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2085 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1998 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1998 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 14.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1998 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 18.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1223 metric tons per person | 0.0811 metric tons per person | 0.1531 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1303 metric tons per person | 0.0672 metric tons per person | 0.2387 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3762 metric tons per person | 0.252 metric tons per person | 0.502 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.441 metric tons per person | 0.2528 metric tons per person | 0.5603 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.311 metric tons per person | 0.2765 metric tons per person | 0.3715 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2027 metric tons per person | 0.1575 metric tons per person | 0.2557 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2023 metric tons per person | 0.1904 metric tons per person | 0.2156 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Chile?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Chile was 0.1998 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5603 metric tons per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0672 metric tons per person in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Chile ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
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- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.