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

Congo

17.33 million tonnes

in 2024

Peru

16.68 million tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

38th

Peru rank

39th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

Congo currently reports 17.33 million tonnes against 16.68 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 644,200 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.

Congo ranks 38th and Peru ranks 39th of 197 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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