Egypt vs Peru: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Egypt
2.21 tonnes per person
in 2023
Peru
2.33 tonnes per person
in 2023
Egypt rank
84th
Peru rank
81st
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.33 tonnes per person against 2.21 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 84th and Peru ranks 81st of 120 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.3827 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.6173 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 0.3693 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 0.2124 tonnes per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Egypt or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.33 tonnes per person against 2.21 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Egypt and Peru?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 84th and Peru ranks 81st of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.