Chile vs Peru: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Chile
0.1912 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Peru
0.1896 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Chile rank
82nd
Peru rank
84th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ in Peru, a difference of 0.0016 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 12 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1809 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | 0.125 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.3005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0496 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2509 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.3319 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2146 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.3197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2404 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0793 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.1906 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3274 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1368 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.1975 kilograms per international-$ | 0.395 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1975 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2783 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0959 kilograms per international-$ | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.2612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1667 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.2834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0981 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2131 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1027 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.2282 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0378 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.229 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2215 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0074 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.184 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0409 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.2161 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0425 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1957 kilograms per international-$ | 0.177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0187 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Chile or Peru?
- Chile, at 0.1912 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 Chile and Peru?
- 0.0016 kilograms per international-$, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Chile ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).