Kenya vs Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Kenya
0.0571 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru
0.0691 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
96th
Peru rank
93rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.0691 tonnes per person against 0.0571 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.012 tonnes per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 96th and Peru ranks 93rd of 179 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0436 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0352 tonnes per person | 0.0227 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.035 tonnes per person | 0.0231 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0315 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0504 tonnes per person | 0.038 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.1043 tonnes per person | 0.0957 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0985 tonnes per person | 0.0757 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0735 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Kenya or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.0691 tonnes per person against 0.0571 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Kenya and Peru?
- 0.012 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kenya ranks 96th 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.