Peru vs Zambia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Peru
4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru rank
111th
Zambia rank
108th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Peru, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Peru ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1860s | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1870s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1880s | 7.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 7.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1900s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1930s | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1940s | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Peru or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.41 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 Peru and Zambia?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Peru ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 108th 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.