Peru vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Peru
1.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
1.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
54th
Portugal rank
51st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.65 billion tonnes against 1.55 billion tonnes in Peru, a difference of 103.23 million tonnes.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Portugal ahead.
Peru ranks 54th and Portugal ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18,931 tonnes | 147,085 tonnes | 128,154 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1890s | 270,037 tonnes | 452,277 tonnes | 182,240 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1900s | 1.36 million tonnes | 967,209 tonnes | 395,061 tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 7.05 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 25.72 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 22.84 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 74.52 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | 67.95 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 132.36 million tonnes | 12.54 million tonnes | 119.83 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 184.04 million tonnes | 35.90 million tonnes | 148.14 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1960s | 262.33 million tonnes | 91.49 million tonnes | 170.85 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 404.65 million tonnes | 214.61 million tonnes | 190.05 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 592.56 million tonnes | 427.69 million tonnes | 164.87 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | 785.21 million tonnes | 715.56 million tonnes | 69.66 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 996.99 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 100.55 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 177.93 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.47 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 128.64 million tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Peru or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.65 billion tonnes against 1.55 billion tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Peru and Portugal?
- 103.23 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Peru ranks 54th and Portugal ranks 51st 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.