# Oxfam reports on global and regional wealth inequality

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> Updated: 2026-10-29T03:19:52.000Z. Sources: 59. Developments: 3.

Oxfam has released findings highlighting significant disparities in wealth distribution and its environmental consequences. In Peru, an analysis conducted with the Institute for Peruvian Studies shows that the top 1 percent of the population captured 42 percent of all new wealth generated between 2019 and 2025, an increase from the 39 percent share held between 2000 and 2019. During this same period, the poorest 50 percent of Peruvians received only 1.4 percent of new wealth.

On a global scale, the ‘Disaster Divide’ and ‘Disaster, for Whom?’ reports indicate that the world’s richest 0.1%, or approximately 8 million people, generate more carbon emissions than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined. This group produces 44 percent more consumption-based emissions than the bottom 50 percent of the global population. Oxfam notes that wealthy investors are often involved in both carbon-polluting industries and the disaster recovery market, which is projected to grow from $70 billion to $92 billion annually by 2029.

Regional data highlights these gaps: in Colombia, the wealthiest 0.1% emit 115 times more CO2 per person than the poorest half of the population, while in Sweden, the richest 0.1% emit an average of 198 tons of CO2 per person annually. In the United States, the richest 0.1% emit 108 times more per person than the poorest half. The reports link economic inequality to climate mortality, estimating that emissions from the richest 1 percent could cause 1.9 million additional heat-related deaths annually. Oxfam is calling for increased taxation on high wealth, private jets, and fossil fuel company excess profits ahead of COP31 in Türkiye.

## Claims

- The richest 0.1% of the population generates more carbon emissions than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined. (reported by 20 sources)
- The richest 0.1% consists of approximately 8 million people. (reported by 18 sources)
- Emissions from the richest 1% could lead to 1.9 million additional heat-related deaths. (reported by 14 sources)
- Private jets emitted more CO2 in two seconds than the poorest half of the world's population emits in a year. (reported by 13 sources)
- Oxfam released a study titled ‘Disaster Divide’ regarding the impact of the wealthy on the climate. (reported by 12 sources)
- Emissions from the richest 1% could cause nearly $53 trillion in damages by 2050. (reported by 11 sources)
- The richest 1% has been responsible for 20% of global warming since 1990. (reported by 9 sources)
- The disaster recovery and reconstruction market is projected to grow from $70 billion to $92 billion annually by 2029. (reported by 9 sources)
- Private jets caused 16 million tonnes of CO2 emissions worldwide in 2025. (reported by 8 sources)
- The richest 0.1% are heavily invested in disaster preparedness and reconstruction. (reported by 8 sources)
- Oxfam demands increased taxation on high wealth, private jets, and fossil fuel company excess profits. (reported by 7 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-29: Oxfam report highlights extreme climate emission inequality

An Oxfam report reveals the richest 0.1% of the global population emits more CO2 than the poorest 3.5 billion people, highlighting extreme climate inequality and profit motives in disaster recovery.

11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/oxfam-report-highlights-extreme-global-carbon-emission-inequality

### 2026-10-26: Oxfam report: Richest 0.1% emit more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion

An Oxfam report finds the world's richest 0.1% emit more carbon than the poorest 3.5 billion people and often profit from climate-related disaster recovery and reconstruction.

48 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/oxfam-report-links-billionaire-wealth-and-private-jets-to-climate-crisis

### 2026-10-20: Oxfam report: Peru’s wealthiest captured 42% of new wealth

A new Oxfam analysis shows the top 1 percent in Peru captured 42 percent of all new wealth from 2019 to 2025, while the poorest 50 percent received just 1.4 percent.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/oxfam-report-perus-wealthiest-captured-42-of-new-wealth

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