Kyrgyzstan vs Peru: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Kyrgyzstan
2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
127th
Peru rank
124th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 127th and Peru ranks 124th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 10 and Peru in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 0.2458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 0.6482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 0.6664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.5066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Peru?
- 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Peru rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 127th 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.