Peru vs Tanzania: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change

Peru
86.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
99.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
50th
Tanzania rank
47th

CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change over time

  • Peru
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 99.04 million tonnes against 86.93 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 12.11 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.

Peru ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 40.14 million tonnes 85.43 million tonnes 45.29 million tonnes Tanzania
1960s 70.72 million tonnes 108.31 million tonnes 37.59 million tonnes Tanzania
1970s 105.70 million tonnes 103.20 million tonnes 2.50 million tonnes Peru
1980s 84.37 million tonnes 86.53 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes Tanzania
1990s 85.75 million tonnes 65.76 million tonnes 19.99 million tonnes Peru
2000s 101.62 million tonnes 131.63 million tonnes 30.01 million tonnes Tanzania
2010s 87.56 million tonnes 133.50 million tonnes 45.94 million tonnes Tanzania
2020s 79.05 million tonnes 89.98 million tonnes 10.93 million tonnes Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, Peru or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 99.04 million tonnes against 86.93 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change between Peru and Tanzania?
12.11 million tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tanzania?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Peru and Tanzania rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
Peru ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
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
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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