Bolivia vs Peru: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
4.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
4.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
20th
Peru rank
19th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.18 million tonnes against 4.09 million tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 93,760 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 60 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Peru ahead.
Bolivia ranks 20th and Peru ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 554.6 tonnes | 702.4 tonnes | 147.8 tonnes | Peru |
| 1870s | 2,459 tonnes | 10,163 tonnes | 7,704 tonnes | Peru |
| 1880s | 1,705 tonnes | 26,281 tonnes | 24,576 tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 9,450 tonnes | 62,477 tonnes | 53,027 tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | -361.5 tonnes | 497,350 tonnes | 497,711 tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 9,297 tonnes | -127,681 tonnes | 136,978 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 16,673 tonnes | 72,606 tonnes | 55,933 tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 62,895 tonnes | 62,231 tonnes | 664.7 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 159,730 tonnes | 806,953 tonnes | 647,224 tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 218,520 tonnes | 693,201 tonnes | 474,682 tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 24,613 tonnes | -45,517 tonnes | 70,130 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 597,280 tonnes | 780,030 tonnes | 182,750 tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 268,287 tonnes | 986,144 tonnes | 717,857 tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 897,611 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.22 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Peru?
- Peru, at 4.18 million tonnes against 4.09 million tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Peru?
- 93,760 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Peru?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Peru rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 20th and Peru ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.