Peru vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global methane emissions
Peru
0.3%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4%
in 2024
Peru rank
50th
United Arab Emirates rank
47th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Peru
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 50th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 16 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Peru or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Peru and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Peru and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Peru ranks 50th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.