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