Belize vs Peru: CO₂ emissions per capita
Belize
1.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru
2.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belize rank
135th
Peru rank
133rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Belize
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.05 tonnes per person against 1.91 tonnes per person in Belize, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Belize ranks 135th and Peru ranks 133rd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.373 tonnes per person | 0.6825 tonnes per person | 0.3095 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.7739 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 0.2303 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.0739 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.0948 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.7596 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2000s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.5132 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.0798 tonnes per person | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.038 tonnes per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Belize or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.05 tonnes per person against 1.91 tonnes per person in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Belize and Peru?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Peru rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Belize ranks 135th and Peru ranks 133rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.