Peru vs United Kingdom: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Peru
4.18 million tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
5.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 5.08 million tonnes against 4.18 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 897,490 tonnes.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 71 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s -5,819 tonnes 3.21 million tonnes 3.21 million tonnes United Kingdom
1860s 9,901 tonnes 7.40 million tonnes 7.39 million tonnes United Kingdom
1870s 10,163 tonnes 4.89 million tonnes 4.88 million tonnes United Kingdom
1880s -6,850 tonnes 7.24 million tonnes 7.24 million tonnes United Kingdom
1890s 7,895 tonnes 6.95 million tonnes 6.94 million tonnes United Kingdom
1900s 130,332 tonnes 5.15 million tonnes 5.02 million tonnes United Kingdom
1910s 62,299 tonnes -995,496 tonnes 1.06 million tonnes Peru
1920s 497,350 tonnes 2.21 million tonnes 1.71 million tonnes United Kingdom
1930s -127,681 tonnes -391,712 tonnes 264,031 tonnes Peru
1940s 72,606 tonnes 3.33 million tonnes 3.25 million tonnes United Kingdom
1950s 62,231 tonnes 3.88 million tonnes 3.82 million tonnes United Kingdom
1960s 806,953 tonnes 8.20 million tonnes 7.40 million tonnes United Kingdom
1970s 693,201 tonnes 1.61 million tonnes 918,723 tonnes United Kingdom
1980s -45,517 tonnes -6.29 million tonnes 6.25 million tonnes Peru
1990s 780,030 tonnes -1.99 million tonnes 2.77 million tonnes Peru
2000s 986,144 tonnes -6.75 million tonnes 7.74 million tonnes Peru
2010s 1.92 million tonnes -12.94 million tonnes 14.86 million tonnes Peru
2020s 2.32 million tonnes -10.37 million tonnes 12.69 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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 5.08 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 United Kingdom?
897,490 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom?
168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
How do Peru and United Kingdom rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Peru ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.