Kenya vs Peru: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Peru
224.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Kenya rank
76th
Peru rank
73rd
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 224.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Kenya, a difference of 0.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.
Kenya ranks 76th and Peru ranks 73rd of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 184.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 247.06 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 62.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Peru |
| 1990s | 225.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 247.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 21.77 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Peru |
| 2000s | 202.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 230.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 27.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Peru |
| 2010s | 196.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 209.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 13.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Peru |
| 2020s | 235.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 220.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 15.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Peru?
- Peru, at 224.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Peru?
- 0.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 76th and Peru ranks 73rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.