Netherlands vs Peru: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Netherlands
8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Peru
9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands rank
57th
Peru rank
56th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Netherlands
  • Peru
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M185019372024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands, a difference of 546,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 57th and Peru ranks 56th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 17 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Peru Difference Ahead
1850s 814,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 639,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1860s 876,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 189,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 686,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1870s 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 222,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 827,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1880s 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 269,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1890s 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 392,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1900s 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 692,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1910s 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 977,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 851,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1920s 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 996,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1930s 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1940s 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1950s 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1960s 13.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1970s 17.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1980s 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
1990s 14.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
2000s 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
2010s 9.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 836,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Netherlands
2020s 9.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 246,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Netherlands or Peru?
Peru, at 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Netherlands and Peru?
546,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Peru?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Peru rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Netherlands ranks 57th and Peru ranks 56th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.