Peru vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Peru
6,171 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
6,641 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
149th
Zambia rank
146th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Peru
  • Zambia
2.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 6,641 tonnes per square kilometre against 6,171 tonnes per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 470 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 149th and Zambia ranks 146th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,099 tonnes per square kilometre 1,358 tonnes per square kilometre 740.6 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1970s 2,753 tonnes per square kilometre 2,071 tonnes per square kilometre 681.87 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1980s 3,496 tonnes per square kilometre 2,625 tonnes per square kilometre 871.13 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1990s 4,139 tonnes per square kilometre 3,334 tonnes per square kilometre 804.41 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
2000s 4,905 tonnes per square kilometre 4,261 tonnes per square kilometre 643.94 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
2010s 5,621 tonnes per square kilometre 5,678 tonnes per square kilometre 57.52 tonnes per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 6,075 tonnes per square kilometre 6,487 tonnes per square kilometre 411.89 tonnes per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Peru or Zambia?
Zambia, at 6,641 tonnes per square kilometre against 6,171 tonnes per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Peru and Zambia?
470 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Peru ranks 149th and Zambia ranks 146th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.