Panama vs Peru: Per capita methane emissions
Panama
0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Panama rank
108th
Peru rank
110th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 108th and Peru ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 11 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1860s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1870s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1880s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1900s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.9458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Panama and Peru?
- 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Panama ranks 108th 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.