Afghanistan vs Peru: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Afghanistan
0.1908 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Peru
0.1896 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Peru rank
84th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Peru
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ in Peru, a difference of 0.0012 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1667 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1508 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.0608 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1245 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2131 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0843 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0236 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2215 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0907 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.184 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0959 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0182 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0034 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Afghanistan or Peru?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Afghanistan and Peru?
- 0.0012 kilograms per international-$, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Peru?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Peru rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).