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
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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

Indicator
Share of global methane emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.