Japan vs Peru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Japan
5.54 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru
5.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
32nd
Peru rank
30th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Japan
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 5.87 billion tonnes against 5.54 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 326.66 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 30th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Peru Difference Ahead
1850s 77.59 million tonnes 38.92 million tonnes 38.66 million tonnes Japan
1860s 226.89 million tonnes 114.07 million tonnes 112.81 million tonnes Japan
1870s 397.49 million tonnes 207.64 million tonnes 189.86 million tonnes Japan
1880s 613.19 million tonnes 373.31 million tonnes 239.89 million tonnes Japan
1890s 898.75 million tonnes 605.19 million tonnes 293.56 million tonnes Japan
1900s 1.28 billion tonnes 799.94 million tonnes 479.97 million tonnes Japan
1910s 1.74 billion tonnes 959.62 million tonnes 785.09 million tonnes Japan
1920s 2.30 billion tonnes 1.13 billion tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes Japan
1930s 2.97 billion tonnes 1.36 billion tonnes 1.61 billion tonnes Japan
1940s 3.70 billion tonnes 1.61 billion tonnes 2.10 billion tonnes Japan
1950s 4.44 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes 2.60 billion tonnes Japan
1960s 5.11 billion tonnes 2.37 billion tonnes 2.74 billion tonnes Japan
1970s 5.50 billion tonnes 3.08 billion tonnes 2.42 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 5.65 billion tonnes 3.81 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 5.67 billion tonnes 4.40 billion tonnes 1.27 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 5.61 billion tonnes 5.11 billion tonnes 501.18 million tonnes Japan
2010s 5.53 billion tonnes 5.62 billion tonnes 91.83 million tonnes Peru
2020s 5.53 billion tonnes 5.83 billion tonnes 303.46 million tonnes Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Japan or Peru?
Peru, at 5.87 billion tonnes against 5.54 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Japan and Peru?
326.66 million tonnes, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Peru?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Japan and Peru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Japan ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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