Afghanistan vs Peru: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Afghanistan
18.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
16.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
37th
Peru rank
39th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Peru
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 18.25 million tonnes against 16.68 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 1.57 million tonnes.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Peru ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.90 million tonnes | 7.18 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1860s | 3.02 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | 4.69 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1870s | 3.79 million tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1880s | 4.83 million tonnes | 21.83 million tonnes | 17.00 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1890s | 5.44 million tonnes | 22.34 million tonnes | 16.90 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1900s | 5.80 million tonnes | 16.98 million tonnes | 11.18 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 6.28 million tonnes | 15.53 million tonnes | 9.25 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 6.20 million tonnes | 18.20 million tonnes | 12.00 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 5.81 million tonnes | 28.90 million tonnes | 23.09 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 5.88 million tonnes | 17.56 million tonnes | 11.67 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 11.32 million tonnes | 34.15 million tonnes | 22.83 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1960s | 10.74 million tonnes | 58.94 million tonnes | 48.20 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 4.08 million tonnes | 84.92 million tonnes | 80.84 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.72 million tonnes | 61.73 million tonnes | 60.01 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | -669,838 tonnes | 61.11 million tonnes | 61.78 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.74 million tonnes | 71.51 million tonnes | 69.77 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.92 million tonnes | 38.19 million tonnes | 36.27 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 10.88 million tonnes | 17.39 million tonnes | 6.52 million tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Afghanistan or Peru?
- Afghanistan, at 18.25 million tonnes against 16.68 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Afghanistan and Peru?
- 1.57 million tonnes, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Peru rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Peru ranks 39th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.