Peru vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Peru
1.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
1.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
54th
Vietnam rank
52nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Peru
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.62 billion tonnes against 1.55 billion tonnes in Peru, a difference of 74.86 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 54th and Vietnam ranks 52nd of 215 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Vietnam Difference Ahead
1890s 319,684 tonnes 0 tonnes 319,684 tonnes Peru
1900s 1.36 million tonnes 0 tonnes 1.36 million tonnes Peru
1910s 7.05 million tonnes 0 tonnes 7.05 million tonnes Peru
1920s 25.72 million tonnes 0 tonnes 25.72 million tonnes Peru
1930s 74.52 million tonnes 0 tonnes 74.52 million tonnes Peru
1940s 132.36 million tonnes 0 tonnes 132.36 million tonnes Peru
1950s 184.04 million tonnes 4.89 million tonnes 179.15 million tonnes Peru
1960s 262.33 million tonnes 37.07 million tonnes 225.26 million tonnes Peru
1970s 404.65 million tonnes 165.68 million tonnes 238.97 million tonnes Peru
1980s 592.56 million tonnes 219.73 million tonnes 372.83 million tonnes Peru
1990s 785.21 million tonnes 312.33 million tonnes 472.88 million tonnes Peru
2000s 996.99 million tonnes 549.91 million tonnes 447.08 million tonnes Peru
2010s 1.23 billion tonnes 989.48 million tonnes 243.49 million tonnes Peru
2020s 1.47 billion tonnes 1.46 billion tonnes 6.21 million tonnes Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Peru or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.62 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 Vietnam?
74.86 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Vietnam?
133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
How do Peru and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Peru ranks 54th and Vietnam ranks 52nd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.