Peru vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Peru
1.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Syria
1.52 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
54th
Syria rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Peru
- Syria
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.55 billion tonnes against 1.52 billion tonnes in Syria, a difference of 24.21 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 54th and Syria ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 184.04 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 179.88 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1960s | 262.33 million tonnes | 30.09 million tonnes | 232.25 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 404.65 million tonnes | 98.82 million tonnes | 305.83 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 592.56 million tonnes | 294.18 million tonnes | 298.39 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | 785.21 million tonnes | 594.68 million tonnes | 190.53 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 996.99 million tonnes | 940.47 million tonnes | 56.52 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 64.04 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.47 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 3.95 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Peru or Syria?
- Peru, at 1.55 billion tonnes against 1.52 billion tonnes in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Peru and Syria?
- 24.21 million tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Syria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Peru ranks 54th and Syria ranks 55th 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.