Chile vs Peru: emissions of air pollutants

Chile
858,543 tonnes
in 2022
Peru
817,541 tonnes
in 2022
Chile rank
61st
Peru rank
63rd

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Chile
  • Peru
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 858,543 tonnes against 817,541 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 41,002 tonnes.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Peru ahead.

Chile ranks 61st and Peru ranks 63rd of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.