Paraguay vs Peru: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Paraguay
15.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
16.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay rank
40th
Peru rank
39th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 16.68 million tonnes against 15.27 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 1.41 million tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Paraguay ranks 40th and Peru ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.15 million tonnes | 7.18 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1860s | 1.59 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | 6.12 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1870s | 1.39 million tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 9.83 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1880s | 1.55 million tonnes | 21.83 million tonnes | 20.28 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1890s | 1.72 million tonnes | 22.34 million tonnes | 20.62 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1900s | 12.25 million tonnes | 16.98 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 14.91 million tonnes | 15.53 million tonnes | 616,970 tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 15.02 million tonnes | 18.20 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 14.56 million tonnes | 28.90 million tonnes | 14.34 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 13.81 million tonnes | 17.56 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 30.62 million tonnes | 34.15 million tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1960s | 31.50 million tonnes | 58.94 million tonnes | 27.43 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 46.77 million tonnes | 84.92 million tonnes | 38.15 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 45.03 million tonnes | 61.73 million tonnes | 16.70 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | 55.83 million tonnes | 61.11 million tonnes | 5.28 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 53.26 million tonnes | 71.51 million tonnes | 18.25 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 40.18 million tonnes | 38.19 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 15.79 million tonnes | 17.39 million tonnes | 1.61 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, Paraguay or Peru?
- Peru, at 16.68 million tonnes against 15.27 million tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Paraguay and Peru?
- 1.41 million tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Paraguay ranks 40th 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.