Peru vs Saint Helena: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Peru
2.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
2.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru rank
133rd
Saint Helena rank
130th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Peru
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 2.16 tonnes per person against 2.05 tonnes per person in Peru, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 133rd and Saint Helena ranks 130th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.6488 tonnes per person | 0.4826 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.7367 tonnes per person | 0.411 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 0.5348 tonnes per person | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.8139 tonnes per person | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 0.5269 tonnes per person | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 0.0917 tonnes per person | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Peru or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 2.16 tonnes per person against 2.05 tonnes per person in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Peru and Saint Helena?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saint Helena?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Saint Helena rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 133rd and Saint Helena ranks 130th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita 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
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.