Chile vs Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Chile
0.6354 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru
0.6664 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
69th
Peru rank
67th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.6664 tonnes per person against 0.6354 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.031 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Peru ahead.
Chile ranks 69th and Peru ranks 67th of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.065 tonnes per person | 0.065 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 0.0369 tonnes per person | 0.0243 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.1877 tonnes per person | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.1323 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1534 tonnes per person | 0.0604 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.2582 tonnes per person | 0.0493 tonnes per person | 0.2089 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.74 tonnes per person | 0.1276 tonnes per person | 0.6125 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.5489 tonnes per person | 0.4716 tonnes per person | 0.0773 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.6337 tonnes per person | 0.5564 tonnes per person | 0.0773 tonnes per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Chile or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.6664 tonnes per person against 0.6354 tonnes per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Chile and Peru?
- 0.031 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Chile ranks 69th and Peru ranks 67th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.