India vs Peru: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
India
2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
122nd
Peru rank
124th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- India
- Peru
How they compare
India currently reports 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Peru, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
India ranks 122nd and Peru ranks 124th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.1989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.7505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, India or Peru?
- India, at 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between India and Peru?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Peru rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 122nd and Peru ranks 124th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.