Bhutan vs Peru: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Bhutan
2.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru
2.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
132nd
Peru rank
133rd
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Peru
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.09 tonnes per person against 2.05 tonnes per person in Peru, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.
Bhutan ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 133rd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.1968 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.9748 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.4743 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.5446 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.7609 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.3163 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.2196 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Bhutan or Peru?
- Bhutan, at 2.09 tonnes per person against 2.05 tonnes per person in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Bhutan and Peru?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Peru?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Peru rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 133rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.