New Zealand vs Peru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
New Zealand
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru
2.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
69th
Peru rank
66th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- New Zealand
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.16 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 149.47 million tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Peru ahead.
New Zealand ranks 69th and Peru ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 14 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 128,138 tonnes | 128,138 tonnes | Peru |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 718,390 tonnes | 718,390 tonnes | Peru |
| 1870s | 121,645 tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1880s | 5.94 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | 627,437 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 20.00 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | 12.74 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 45.74 million tonnes | 10.47 million tonnes | 35.27 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 89.18 million tonnes | 24.04 million tonnes | 65.13 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 131.15 million tonnes | 52.04 million tonnes | 79.11 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 173.63 million tonnes | 108.07 million tonnes | 65.56 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 221.17 million tonnes | 172.38 million tonnes | 48.79 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 295.42 million tonnes | 230.56 million tonnes | 64.86 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 407.56 million tonnes | 318.33 million tonnes | 89.23 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 561.13 million tonnes | 487.21 million tonnes | 73.92 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 749.20 million tonnes | 710.33 million tonnes | 38.87 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 939.65 million tonnes | 64.79 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 117.89 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 71.89 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 80.36 million tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, New Zealand or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.16 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between New Zealand and Peru?
- 149.47 million tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- New Zealand ranks 69th 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 by world region. 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.