Peru vs Romania: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Peru
9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Peru rank
56th
Romania rank
53rd

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

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

How they compare

Romania currently reports 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru, a difference of 664,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.

Peru ranks 56th and Romania ranks 53rd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 175,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 472,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 297,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1860s 189,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 509,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 319,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1870s 222,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 607,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 384,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1880s 269,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 750,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 480,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1890s 392,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 721,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 328,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1900s 692,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 683,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1910s 977,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 981,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1920s 996,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1930s 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1940s 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1950s 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1960s 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1970s 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1980s 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
1990s 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
2000s 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
2010s 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania
2020s 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Peru or Romania?
Romania, at 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Peru and Romania?
664,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Romania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Peru and Romania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Peru ranks 56th and Romania ranks 53rd 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.