Peru vs Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Peru
0.1696 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.1688 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru rank
50th
Switzerland rank
52nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.1696 tonnes per person against 0.1688 tonnes per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0008 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Switzerland ahead.
Peru ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 209 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 0.0767 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.0387 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0739 tonnes per person | 0.0578 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.1878 tonnes per person | 0.1608 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.3384 tonnes per person | 0.301 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 0.3561 tonnes per person | 0.2963 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0565 tonnes per person | 0.3385 tonnes per person | 0.282 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 0.2779 tonnes per person | 0.2168 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0868 tonnes per person | 0.2378 tonnes per person | 0.151 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1352 tonnes per person | 0.2181 tonnes per person | 0.0829 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1518 tonnes per person | 0.1833 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Peru or Switzerland?
- Peru, at 0.1696 tonnes per person against 0.1688 tonnes per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0.0008 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Peru ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.