Pakistan vs Peru: Per capita methane emissions
Pakistan
0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Pakistan rank
113th
Peru rank
110th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Pakistan
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 113th and Peru ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.9121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.9171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.9132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.8948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.8451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.8056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.9058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.8322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.7504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.7483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.7964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Pakistan or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Pakistan and Peru?
- 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Peru rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Pakistan ranks 113th and Peru ranks 110th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.