Peru vs Spain: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Peru
4.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
4.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
19th
Spain rank
18th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Peru
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.88 million tonnes against 4.18 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 698,630 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 76 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Spain ahead.
Peru ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -5,819 tonnes | 291,899 tonnes | 297,718 tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 9,901 tonnes | 100,760 tonnes | 90,859 tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 10,163 tonnes | 133,370 tonnes | 123,207 tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | -6,850 tonnes | 285,059 tonnes | 291,909 tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 7,895 tonnes | 380,323 tonnes | 372,428 tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 130,332 tonnes | 453,970 tonnes | 323,637 tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 62,299 tonnes | 76,212 tonnes | 13,913 tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 497,350 tonnes | 804,244 tonnes | 306,894 tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | -127,681 tonnes | -825,615 tonnes | 697,934 tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 72,606 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 62,231 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 806,953 tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 693,201 tonnes | 10.60 million tonnes | 9.91 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | -45,517 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 780,030 tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 986,144 tonnes | -86,556 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.92 million tonnes | -4.55 million tonnes | 6.47 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.32 million tonnes | -6.07 million tonnes | 8.38 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 4.88 million tonnes against 4.18 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Peru and Spain?
- 698,630 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Spain rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Peru ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th 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.