Gabon vs Peru: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Gabon
0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
102nd
Peru rank
99th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Gabon
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Gabon ranks 102nd and Peru ranks 99th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.0542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.1228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.4453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.3086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Gabon or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Gabon and Peru?
- 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Peru rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Gabon ranks 102nd and Peru ranks 99th of 201 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 nitrous oxide 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.