Peru vs Uganda: Methane emissions
Peru
31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Peru rank
50th
Uganda rank
47th
Methane emissions over time
- Peru
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru, a difference of 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 17 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1860s | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1870s | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1880s | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1890s | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1900s | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1910s | 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1920s | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1930s | 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1940s | 12.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1950s | 14.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1960s | 18.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1970s | 21.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1980s | 23.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1990s | 24.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2000s | 27.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2010s | 29.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2020s | 31.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Peru or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Peru and Uganda?
- 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Uganda rank globally for methane emissions?
- Peru ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.