Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled in Peru
Peru: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled was 70.25 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
70.25 million tonnes
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
70.25 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
33,271 tonnes
in 1859
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled in Peru, 1856–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled in Peru stood at 70.25 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 169 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled in Peru peaked at 70.25 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,271 tonnes, in 1859.
Peru ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 50,729 tonnes | — |
| 1857 | 62,158 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1858 | 44,946 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1859 | 33,271 tonnes | -26.0% |
| 1860 | 57,723 tonnes | +73.5% |
| 1861 | 80,414 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 1862 | 70,622 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1863 | 70,701 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 128,768 tonnes | +82.1% |
| 1865 | 138,086 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1866 | 163,344 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1867 | 91,191 tonnes | -44.2% |
| 1868 | 194,874 tonnes | +113.7% |
| 1869 | 132,280 tonnes | -32.1% |
| 1870 | 244,046 tonnes | +84.5% |
| 1871 | 288,486 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1872 | 507,305 tonnes | +75.9% |
| 1873 | 473,529 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1874 | 328,648 tonnes | -30.6% |
| 1875 | 316,671 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1876 | 237,470 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1877 | 210,498 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1878 | 207,574 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1879 | 233,907 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1880 | 122,605 tonnes | -47.6% |
| 1881 | 123,677 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 179,290 tonnes | +45.0% |
| 1883 | 171,303 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1884 | 232,770 tonnes | +35.9% |
| 1885 | 152,248 tonnes | -34.6% |
| 1886 | 142,829 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1887 | 207,990 tonnes | +45.6% |
| 1888 | 470,436 tonnes | +126.2% |
| 1889 | 165,407 tonnes | -64.8% |
| 1890 | 184,262 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1891 | 171,922 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1892 | 218,912 tonnes | +27.3% |
| 1893 | 162,350 tonnes | -25.8% |
| 1894 | 151,668 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1895 | 140,244 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1896 | 131,290 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1897 | 105,419 tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1898 | 176,691 tonnes | +67.6% |
| 1899 | 244,359 tonnes | +38.3% |
| 1900 | 283,483 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1901 | 299,496 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1902 | 295,440 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 327,765 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1904 | 461,489 tonnes | +40.8% |
| 1905 | 420,968 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1906 | 506,719 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1907 | 940,402 tonnes | +85.6% |
| 1908 | 1.50 million tonnes | +60.0% |
| 1909 | 1.55 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 1.44 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1911 | 1.62 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1912 | 1.55 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1913 | 1.71 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1914 | 1.64 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1915 | 1.92 million tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1916 | 2.17 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1917 | 2.24 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1918 | 2.03 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1919 | 2.17 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1920 | 2.26 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 2.55 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1922 | 3.07 million tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1923 | 3.06 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 3.70 million tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1925 | 4.86 million tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1926 | 4.80 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 4.79 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 5.41 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1929 | 7.14 million tonnes | +32.1% |
| 1930 | 5.66 million tonnes | -20.8% |
| 1931 | 4.59 million tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1932 | 4.15 million tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1933 | 6.71 million tonnes | +61.5% |
| 1934 | 6.81 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 7.24 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1936 | 7.46 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1937 | 8.84 million tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1938 | 8.04 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1939 | 5.87 million tonnes | -27.0% |
| 1940 | 5.31 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1941 | 5.25 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1942 | 6.04 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1943 | 6.51 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1944 | 6.43 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1945 | 6.19 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1946 | 5.63 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1947 | 5.81 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 6.34 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1949 | 6.59 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 4.55 million tonnes | -31.1% |
| 1951 | 4.77 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 5.19 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1953 | 5.51 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1954 | 6.23 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1955 | 6.12 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 6.31 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 6.67 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1958 | 7.37 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1959 | 7.22 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 8.16 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1961 | 8.63 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 9.96 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 10.22 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 12.25 million tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1965 | 11.95 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 13.24 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 13.64 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 14.49 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 15.29 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 17.77 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1971 | 18.59 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 18.15 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 19.72 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 21.33 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 21.93 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 22.40 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 23.30 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 22.41 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 22.22 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 24.06 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 24.03 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 23.60 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 20.39 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 20.63 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 19.45 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 21.78 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 25.69 million tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 25.02 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 21.76 million tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 21.40 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 20.76 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 20.99 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 23.88 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 24.18 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 25.14 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 24.72 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 27.75 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 28.07 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 29.56 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 28.68 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 25.26 million tonnes | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 25.59 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.91 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.50 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 30.32 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 28.30 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 34.57 million tonnes | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 35.57 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 39.42 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 42.51 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 42.33 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.51 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 42.72 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 49.39 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 49.20 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.70 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 54.73 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 56.01 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 58.67 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 47.24 million tonnes | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 59.96 million tonnes | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 64.78 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 66.06 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 70.25 million tonnes | +6.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 70.25 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.35 million tonnes, 3.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 70.25 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.95 million tonnes, 8.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | +126.2% | 207,990 tonnes | 470,436 tonnes |
| 1868 | +113.7% | 91,191 tonnes | 194,874 tonnes |
| 1907 | +85.6% | 506,719 tonnes | 940,402 tonnes |
| 1870 | +84.5% | 132,280 tonnes | 244,046 tonnes |
| 1864 | +82.1% | 70,701 tonnes | 128,768 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 47,776 tonnes | 33,271 tonnes | 62,158 tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 112,800 tonnes | 57,723 tonnes | 194,874 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 304,813 tonnes | 207,574 tonnes | 507,305 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 196,856 tonnes | 122,605 tonnes | 470,436 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 168,712 tonnes | 105,419 tonnes | 244,359 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 658,790 tonnes | 283,483 tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.85 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.16 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 7.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.54 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes | 8.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.01 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 6.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.99 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | 7.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.78 million tonnes | 8.16 million tonnes | 15.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.78 million tonnes | 17.77 million tonnes | 23.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.64 million tonnes | 19.45 million tonnes | 25.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.64 million tonnes | 20.76 million tonnes | 29.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.11 million tonnes | 24.91 million tonnes | 39.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.38 million tonnes | 42.33 million tonnes | 58.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.66 million tonnes | 47.24 million tonnes | 70.25 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled in Peru?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled in Peru was 70.25 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 70.25 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,271 tonnes in 1859.
- How does Peru rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.