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

Peru
5.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
6.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
30th
Zambia rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Peru
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 6.41 billion tonnes against 5.87 billion tonnes in Peru, a difference of 547.71 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.

Peru ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 38.92 million tonnes 67.55 million tonnes 28.62 million tonnes Zambia
1860s 114.07 million tonnes 171.35 million tonnes 57.28 million tonnes Zambia
1870s 207.64 million tonnes 266.35 million tonnes 58.71 million tonnes Zambia
1880s 373.31 million tonnes 370.73 million tonnes 2.58 million tonnes Peru
1890s 605.19 million tonnes 482.15 million tonnes 123.05 million tonnes Peru
1900s 799.94 million tonnes 567.18 million tonnes 232.76 million tonnes Peru
1910s 959.62 million tonnes 626.31 million tonnes 333.31 million tonnes Peru
1920s 1.13 billion tonnes 764.52 million tonnes 361.46 million tonnes Peru
1930s 1.36 billion tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes 301.13 million tonnes Peru
1940s 1.61 billion tonnes 1.47 billion tonnes 130.89 million tonnes Peru
1950s 1.84 billion tonnes 2.01 billion tonnes 175.87 million tonnes Zambia
1960s 2.37 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes 255.69 million tonnes Zambia
1970s 3.08 billion tonnes 3.15 billion tonnes 67.15 million tonnes Zambia
1980s 3.81 billion tonnes 3.52 billion tonnes 284.14 million tonnes Peru
1990s 4.40 billion tonnes 4.02 billion tonnes 375.92 million tonnes Peru
2000s 5.11 billion tonnes 4.69 billion tonnes 415.60 million tonnes Peru
2010s 5.62 billion tonnes 5.71 billion tonnes 87.81 million tonnes Zambia
2020s 5.83 billion tonnes 6.29 billion tonnes 453.56 million tonnes Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Peru or Zambia?
Zambia, at 6.41 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 Zambia?
547.71 million tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Peru ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 29th 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.