Peru vs South Sudan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Peru
0.4%
in 2024
South Sudan
0.3%
in 2024
Peru rank
39th
South Sudan rank
41st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Peru
- South Sudan
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 17 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Peru or South Sudan?
- Peru, at 0.4% against 0.3% in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Peru and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Peru and South Sudan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Peru ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 41st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.