Peru vs South Sudan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Peru
16.68 million tonnes
in 2024
South Sudan
15.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
39th
South Sudan rank
41st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Peru
- South Sudan
How they compare
Peru currently reports 16.68 million tonnes against 15.01 million tonnes in South Sudan, a difference of 1.67 million tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 17 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.18 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1860s | 7.71 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1870s | 11.22 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 6.61 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1880s | 21.83 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes | 17.18 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1890s | 22.34 million tonnes | 4.75 million tonnes | 17.59 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1900s | 16.98 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | 12.13 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 15.53 million tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | 10.54 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 18.20 million tonnes | 5.40 million tonnes | 12.80 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 28.90 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | 22.82 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 17.56 million tonnes | 8.24 million tonnes | 9.31 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 34.15 million tonnes | 13.35 million tonnes | 20.79 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1960s | 58.94 million tonnes | 13.83 million tonnes | 45.11 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 84.92 million tonnes | 12.22 million tonnes | 72.70 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 61.73 million tonnes | 23.07 million tonnes | 38.66 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | 61.11 million tonnes | 29.99 million tonnes | 31.12 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 71.51 million tonnes | 23.61 million tonnes | 47.89 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 38.19 million tonnes | 35.00 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 17.39 million tonnes | 20.07 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Peru or South Sudan?
- Peru, at 16.68 million tonnes against 15.01 million tonnes in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Peru and South Sudan?
- 1.67 million tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Peru and South Sudan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Peru ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 41st 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.