Central African Republic vs Peru: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Central African Republic
0.3%
in 2024
Peru
0.3%
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
54th
Peru rank
56th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Peru
0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 54th and Peru ranks 56th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 14 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Peru Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Central African Republic
1860s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Central African Republic
1870s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Central African Republic
1880s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Central African Republic
1890s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Central African Republic
1900s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Peru
1910s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Peru
1920s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Central African Republic
1930s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Central African Republic
1940s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Central African Republic
1950s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Central African Republic
1960s 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% Peru
1970s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Peru
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Central African Republic
1990s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Central African Republic
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Central African Republic
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% Central African Republic
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Central African Republic or Peru?
Central African Republic, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Central African Republic and Peru?
0.0%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Peru?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Peru rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Central African Republic ranks 54th and Peru ranks 56th 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.