Ireland vs Peru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Ireland
2.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru
2.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
64th
Peru rank
66th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Ireland
- Peru
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.37 billion tonnes against 2.16 billion tonnes in Peru, a difference of 204.61 million tonnes.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 113 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Peru ahead.
Ireland ranks 64th and Peru ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 923,328 tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 2.15 million tonnes | 25.45 million tonnes | 23.30 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 21.74 million tonnes | 54.43 million tonnes | 32.69 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 98.38 million tonnes | 108.07 million tonnes | 9.69 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 189.06 million tonnes | 172.38 million tonnes | 16.68 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1950s | 279.92 million tonnes | 230.56 million tonnes | 49.36 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1960s | 400.79 million tonnes | 318.33 million tonnes | 82.46 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 594.33 million tonnes | 487.21 million tonnes | 107.12 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 847.93 million tonnes | 710.33 million tonnes | 137.61 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 939.65 million tonnes | 228.06 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 382.93 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 401.96 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 269.39 million tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Ireland or Peru?
- Ireland, at 2.37 billion tonnes against 2.16 billion tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Ireland and Peru?
- 204.61 million tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Peru?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Peru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Ireland ranks 64th and Peru ranks 66th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.