Peru vs South Africa: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Peru
4.18 million tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
3.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
19th
South Africa rank
22nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.18 million tonnes against 3.23 million tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 955,600 tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 140 shared years of data; in 1885 it was South Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | -13,473 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 35,457 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1890s | 7,895 tonnes | 538,608 tonnes | 530,713 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1900s | 130,332 tonnes | 945,679 tonnes | 815,347 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1910s | 62,299 tonnes | 816,339 tonnes | 754,040 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1920s | 497,350 tonnes | 763,065 tonnes | 265,716 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1930s | -127,681 tonnes | 938,847 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1940s | 72,606 tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1950s | 62,231 tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1960s | 806,953 tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 693,201 tonnes | 7.55 million tonnes | 6.86 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | -45,517 tonnes | 12.20 million tonnes | 12.25 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 780,030 tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 986,144 tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 8.98 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.92 million tonnes | -378,487 tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.32 million tonnes | -6.18 million tonnes | 8.50 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, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 4.18 million tonnes against 3.23 million tonnes in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Peru and South Africa?
- 955,600 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 140 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Peru ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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.