Peru vs Spain: Per capita methane emissions
Peru
0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru rank
110th
Spain rank
109th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Peru
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 110th and Spain ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1860s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1870s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1900s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.9997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Peru or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.9308 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 Peru and Spain?
- 0.0051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Spain rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Peru ranks 110th and Spain ranks 109th 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.