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
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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

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.