Peru vs Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Peru
5.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
6.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
30th
Venezuela rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Peru
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 6.47 billion tonnes against 5.87 billion tonnes in Peru, a difference of 605.80 million tonnes.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 30th and Venezuela ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38.92 million tonnes | 332.83 million tonnes | 293.90 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 114.07 million tonnes | 835.97 million tonnes | 721.90 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 207.64 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 874.95 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 373.31 million tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 965.62 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 605.19 million tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | 930.75 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 799.94 million tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 798.72 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 959.62 million tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 669.58 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 679.56 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | 839.63 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 2.78 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 1.84 billion tonnes | 3.88 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 5.13 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 3.08 billion tonnes | 5.53 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 3.81 billion tonnes | 5.87 billion tonnes | 2.06 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 4.40 billion tonnes | 6.08 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 5.11 billion tonnes | 6.23 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 5.62 billion tonnes | 6.37 billion tonnes | 749.31 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 5.83 billion tonnes | 6.45 billion tonnes | 620.48 million tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Peru or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 6.47 billion tonnes against 5.87 billion tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Peru and Venezuela?
- 605.80 million tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Peru ranks 30th and Venezuela ranks 28th 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.