Bangladesh vs Peru: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bangladesh
14.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
16.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
42nd
Peru rank
39th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 16.68 million tonnes against 14.80 million tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.88 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 10 and Peru in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Peru Difference Ahead
1850s 15.16 million tonnes 7.18 million tonnes 7.98 million tonnes Bangladesh
1860s 15.21 million tonnes 7.71 million tonnes 7.50 million tonnes Bangladesh
1870s 16.03 million tonnes 11.22 million tonnes 4.81 million tonnes Bangladesh
1880s 23.73 million tonnes 21.83 million tonnes 1.90 million tonnes Bangladesh
1890s 25.20 million tonnes 22.34 million tonnes 2.86 million tonnes Bangladesh
1900s 24.50 million tonnes 16.98 million tonnes 7.51 million tonnes Bangladesh
1910s 23.00 million tonnes 15.53 million tonnes 7.48 million tonnes Bangladesh
1920s 20.03 million tonnes 18.20 million tonnes 1.84 million tonnes Bangladesh
1930s 19.42 million tonnes 28.90 million tonnes 9.48 million tonnes Peru
1940s 20.91 million tonnes 17.56 million tonnes 3.36 million tonnes Bangladesh
1950s 44.25 million tonnes 34.15 million tonnes 10.10 million tonnes Bangladesh
1960s 42.32 million tonnes 58.94 million tonnes 16.61 million tonnes Peru
1970s 26.19 million tonnes 84.92 million tonnes 58.73 million tonnes Peru
1980s 17.79 million tonnes 61.73 million tonnes 43.94 million tonnes Peru
1990s 4.44 million tonnes 61.11 million tonnes 56.66 million tonnes Peru
2000s 9.21 million tonnes 71.51 million tonnes 62.29 million tonnes Peru
2010s 11.86 million tonnes 38.19 million tonnes 26.32 million tonnes Peru
2020s 14.11 million tonnes 17.39 million tonnes 3.28 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, Bangladesh or Peru?
Peru, at 16.68 million tonnes against 14.80 million tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bangladesh and Peru?
1.88 million tonnes, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Peru?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Peru rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bangladesh ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from 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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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