Cameroon vs Peru: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Cameroon
225.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Peru
238.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Cameroon rank
157th
Peru rank
155th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Cameroon
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 238.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 225.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Cameroon, a difference of 12.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Cameroon ranks 157th and Peru ranks 155th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 190.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 88.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Peru |
| 2010s | 264.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 288.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Peru |
| 2020s | 270.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 265.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 4.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Cameroon or Peru?
- Peru, at 238.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 225.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Cameroon and Peru?
- 12.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 157th and Peru ranks 155th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.