Norway vs Peru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Norway
1.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru
1.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
57th
Peru rank
54th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Norway
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.55 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Norway, a difference of 56.67 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 394,100 tonnes | 18,931 tonnes | 375,169 tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 895,791 tonnes | 270,037 tonnes | 625,754 tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 2.17 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 808,473 tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | 4.19 million tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 7.75 million tonnes | 25.72 million tonnes | 17.96 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 17.33 million tonnes | 74.52 million tonnes | 57.19 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 30.01 million tonnes | 132.36 million tonnes | 102.35 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 71.99 million tonnes | 184.04 million tonnes | 112.04 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1960s | 169.33 million tonnes | 262.33 million tonnes | 93.01 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 365.68 million tonnes | 404.65 million tonnes | 38.97 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 593.91 million tonnes | 592.56 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 804.76 million tonnes | 785.21 million tonnes | 19.55 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.04 billion tonnes | 996.99 million tonnes | 39.29 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 43.17 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 24.36 million tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Norway or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.55 billion tonnes against 1.49 billion tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Norway and Peru?
- 56.67 million tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Peru?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Peru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Norway ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.