Peru vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Peru
2.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.51 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru rank
119th
Uruguay rank
120th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.51 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 13.58 tonnes per person | 10.84 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 3.07 tonnes per person | 11.9 tonnes per person | 8.83 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 4.17 tonnes per person | 9.59 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 7.02 tonnes per person | 10.05 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 6.48 tonnes per person | 9.46 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 4.58 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 3.97 tonnes per person | 6.04 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 4.43 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | 0.1383 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 6 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 0.3985 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 4.53 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 0.7933 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 0.9376 tonnes per person | 5.25 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 7 tonnes per person | -0.3396 tonnes per person | 7.34 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.38 tonnes per person | -0.3674 tonnes per person | 4.75 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 3.65 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | 0.4548 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.88 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.142 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.51 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Peru ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 120th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.