Laos vs Peru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Laos

142.25 million tonnes

in 2024

Peru

138.40 million tonnes

in 2024

Laos rank

71st

Peru rank

72nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Laos currently reports 142.25 million tonnes against 138.40 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 3.85 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Peru ahead.

Laos ranks 71st and Peru ranks 72nd of 179 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.