Argentina vs Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Argentina
0.0692 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru
0.0691 tonnes per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
92nd
Peru rank
93rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Argentina
- Peru
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.0692 tonnes per person against 0.0691 tonnes per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Peru ahead.
Argentina ranks 92nd and Peru ranks 93rd of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1860s | 0.0577 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1870s | 0.0758 tonnes per person | 0.1112 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.2653 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.204 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1890s | 0.4939 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.4591 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1900s | 0.7238 tonnes per person | 0.1109 tonnes per person | 0.6129 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1910s | 0.761 tonnes per person | 0.2194 tonnes per person | 0.5416 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.6319 tonnes per person | 0.1385 tonnes per person | 0.4934 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.5453 tonnes per person | 0.0488 tonnes per person | 0.4964 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.1958 tonnes per person | 0.0594 tonnes per person | 0.1364 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1950s | 0.2077 tonnes per person | 0.0436 tonnes per person | 0.1641 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1960s | 0.1257 tonnes per person | 0.0352 tonnes per person | 0.0905 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.1257 tonnes per person | 0.035 tonnes per person | 0.0907 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.1022 tonnes per person | 0.0315 tonnes per person | 0.0707 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.0888 tonnes per person | 0.0504 tonnes per person | 0.0384 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.0755 tonnes per person | 0.1043 tonnes per person | 0.0288 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.104 tonnes per person | 0.0985 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.0874 tonnes per person | 0.0735 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Argentina or Peru?
- Argentina, at 0.0692 tonnes per person against 0.0691 tonnes per person in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Argentina and Peru?
- 0.0001 tonnes per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Argentina ranks 92nd and Peru ranks 93rd of 179 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 coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.