Laos vs Peru: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Laos
19.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
16.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos rank
36th
Peru rank
39th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Laos
- Peru
How they compare
Laos currently reports 19.45 million tonnes against 16.68 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 2.77 million tonnes.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Laos ranks 36th and Peru ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.94 million tonnes | 7.18 million tonnes | 4.25 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1860s | 1.95 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1870s | 3.48 million tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 7.74 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1880s | 6.54 million tonnes | 21.83 million tonnes | 15.29 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1890s | 7.24 million tonnes | 22.34 million tonnes | 15.10 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1900s | 4.24 million tonnes | 16.98 million tonnes | 12.74 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 4.93 million tonnes | 15.53 million tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 11.18 million tonnes | 18.20 million tonnes | 7.02 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 20.02 million tonnes | 28.90 million tonnes | 8.88 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 18.01 million tonnes | 17.56 million tonnes | 451,100 tonnes | Laos |
| 1950s | 30.96 million tonnes | 34.15 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1960s | 23.41 million tonnes | 58.94 million tonnes | 35.53 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 24.42 million tonnes | 84.92 million tonnes | 60.50 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 19.87 million tonnes | 61.73 million tonnes | 41.86 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | 24.52 million tonnes | 61.11 million tonnes | 36.58 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 60.67 million tonnes | 71.51 million tonnes | 10.84 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 54.65 million tonnes | 38.19 million tonnes | 16.46 million tonnes | Laos |
| 2020s | 23.73 million tonnes | 17.39 million tonnes | 6.34 million tonnes | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Laos or Peru?
- Laos, at 19.45 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 Laos and Peru?
- 2.77 million tonnes, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Peru rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Laos ranks 36th 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.