Peru vs Switzerland: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Peru
0.0015 °C
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0015 °C
in 2024
Peru rank
68th
Switzerland rank
67th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0015 °C against 0.0015 °C in Peru, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 68th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Peru |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Peru |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Peru |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0009 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.001 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0002 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Peru or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0015 °C against 0.0015 °C in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0 °C, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Peru ranks 68th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.