AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Peru
Peru: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 4.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Peru recorded 4.6 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Peru peaked at 6.67 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.18 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
Peru ranks 22nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.67 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 6.51 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 6.37 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 6.26 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.17 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6.09 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.99 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.89 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.81 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.76 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.68 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.61 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.57 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.53 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.46 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.41 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4 t CO2eq/cap | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.37 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.36 t CO2eq/cap | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.33 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.29 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.24 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.19 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.14 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.09 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.36 t CO2eq/cap | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 3.32 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.26 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.22 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.18 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.71 t CO2eq/cap | +48.1% |
| 2022 | 4.66 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.6 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.6 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 6.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.6 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.805 t CO2eq/cap, 5.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +48.1% | 3.18 t CO2eq/cap | 4.71 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2016 | -34.0% | 5.09 t CO2eq/cap | 3.36 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.15 t CO2eq/cap | 5.76 t CO2eq/cap | 6.67 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 t CO2eq/cap | 5.36 t CO2eq/cap | 5.68 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 t CO2eq/cap | 3.22 t CO2eq/cap | 5.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 t CO2eq/cap | 3.18 t CO2eq/cap | 4.71 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Peru?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Peru was 4.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.