Liberia vs Peru: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Liberia
4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
113th
Peru rank
111th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Liberia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 113th and Peru ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 13 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 33.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1860s | 12.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1870s | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1900s | 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 9.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 13.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 13.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 36.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1950s | 14.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Liberia or Peru?
- Peru, at 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Liberia and Peru?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Peru rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Liberia ranks 113th and Peru ranks 111th of 198 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.