Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Peru
Peru: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 6.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.3%
Change on year
up 220.4%
World rank
10th
of 215 countries
All-time high
126.2%
in 1888
All-time low
-64.8%
in 1889
Years of data
168
1857–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Peru, 1857–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 6.3% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 220.4% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Peru peaked at 126.2% in 1888 and was at its lowest, -64.8%, in 1889.
Peru ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 22.5% | — |
| 1858 | -27.7% | -222.9% |
| 1859 | -26.0% | -6.2% |
| 1860 | 73.5% | -382.9% |
| 1861 | 39.3% | -46.5% |
| 1862 | -12.2% | -131.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -100.9% |
| 1864 | 82.1% | +73318.6% |
| 1865 | 7.2% | -91.2% |
| 1866 | 18.3% | +152.8% |
| 1867 | -44.2% | -341.5% |
| 1868 | 113.7% | -357.4% |
| 1869 | -32.1% | -128.3% |
| 1870 | 84.5% | -363.0% |
| 1871 | 18.2% | -78.4% |
| 1872 | 75.9% | +316.5% |
| 1873 | -6.7% | -108.8% |
| 1874 | -30.6% | +359.5% |
| 1875 | -3.6% | -88.1% |
| 1876 | -25.0% | +586.3% |
| 1877 | -11.4% | -54.6% |
| 1878 | -1.4% | -87.8% |
| 1879 | 12.7% | -1013.3% |
| 1880 | -47.6% | -475.1% |
| 1881 | 0.9% | -101.8% |
| 1882 | 45.0% | +5042.8% |
| 1883 | -4.5% | -109.9% |
| 1884 | 35.9% | -905.5% |
| 1885 | -34.6% | -196.4% |
| 1886 | -6.2% | -82.1% |
| 1887 | 45.6% | -837.4% |
| 1888 | 126.2% | +176.6% |
| 1889 | -64.8% | -151.4% |
| 1890 | 11.4% | -117.6% |
| 1891 | -6.7% | -158.8% |
| 1892 | 27.3% | -508.1% |
| 1893 | -25.8% | -194.5% |
| 1894 | -6.6% | -74.5% |
| 1895 | -7.5% | +14.5% |
| 1896 | -6.4% | -15.2% |
| 1897 | -19.7% | +208.6% |
| 1898 | 67.6% | -443.1% |
| 1899 | 38.3% | -43.4% |
| 1900 | 16.0% | -58.2% |
| 1901 | 5.6% | -64.7% |
| 1902 | -1.4% | -124.0% |
| 1903 | 10.9% | -907.9% |
| 1904 | 40.8% | +272.9% |
| 1905 | -8.8% | -121.5% |
| 1906 | 20.4% | -332.0% |
| 1907 | 85.6% | +320.2% |
| 1908 | 60.0% | -29.9% |
| 1909 | 2.9% | -95.2% |
| 1910 | -7.2% | -350.3% |
| 1911 | 12.5% | -274.4% |
| 1912 | -4.4% | -134.7% |
| 1913 | 10.7% | -346.7% |
| 1914 | -4.4% | -141.4% |
| 1915 | 17.4% | -491.8% |
| 1916 | 13.1% | -24.5% |
| 1917 | 3.1% | -76.2% |
| 1918 | -9.5% | -403.6% |
| 1919 | 7.0% | -173.9% |
| 1920 | 3.9% | -44.4% |
| 1921 | 12.9% | +230.9% |
| 1922 | 20.7% | +60.3% |
| 1923 | -0.5% | -102.6% |
| 1924 | 21.1% | -4011.1% |
| 1925 | 31.3% | +48.6% |
| 1926 | -1.3% | -104.0% |
| 1927 | -0.3% | -74.3% |
| 1928 | 13.0% | -4128.8% |
| 1929 | 32.1% | +146.7% |
| 1930 | -20.8% | -164.7% |
| 1931 | -18.8% | -9.3% |
| 1932 | -9.6% | -49.2% |
| 1933 | 61.5% | -741.9% |
| 1934 | 1.5% | -97.5% |
| 1935 | 6.3% | +310.2% |
| 1936 | 3.0% | -53.0% |
| 1937 | 18.5% | +520.6% |
| 1938 | -9.0% | -148.9% |
| 1939 | -27.0% | +198.9% |
| 1940 | -9.5% | -64.6% |
| 1941 | -1.0% | -89.1% |
| 1942 | 14.9% | -1540.3% |
| 1943 | 7.9% | -47.4% |
| 1944 | -1.2% | -115.8% |
| 1945 | -3.7% | +197.1% |
| 1946 | -9.2% | +149.2% |
| 1947 | 3.3% | -136.3% |
| 1948 | 9.1% | +172.4% |
| 1949 | 4.0% | -55.6% |
| 1950 | -31.1% | -872.3% |
| 1951 | 5.0% | -116.1% |
| 1952 | 8.7% | +73.4% |
| 1953 | 6.3% | -27.6% |
| 1954 | 13.1% | +108.4% |
| 1955 | -1.8% | -113.5% |
| 1956 | 3.1% | -272.7% |
| 1957 | 5.7% | +88.4% |
| 1958 | 10.5% | +82.4% |
| 1959 | -2.1% | -120.4% |
| 1960 | 13.2% | -715.8% |
| 1961 | 5.7% | -56.3% |
| 1962 | 15.4% | +167.3% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | -82.8% |
| 1964 | 19.9% | +650.2% |
| 1965 | -2.5% | -112.4% |
| 1966 | 10.8% | -538.8% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -72.1% |
| 1968 | 6.2% | +105.7% |
| 1969 | 5.5% | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | +194.4% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | -71.4% |
| 1972 | -2.4% | -151.3% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | -464.4% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -65.2% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -23.6% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +85.3% |
| 1978 | -3.8% | -194.8% |
| 1979 | -0.9% | -77.0% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | -1053.7% |
| 1981 | -0.2% | -101.9% |
| 1982 | -1.8% | +1026.8% |
| 1983 | -13.6% | +665.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -108.6% |
| 1985 | -5.7% | -585.9% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -308.9% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +50.9% |
| 1988 | -2.6% | -114.6% |
| 1989 | -13.0% | +395.0% |
| 1990 | -1.7% | -87.2% |
| 1991 | -3.0% | +80.9% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -136.5% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +1158.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -91.2% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +227.2% |
| 1996 | -1.7% | -142.4% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -823.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -90.6% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +364.3% |
| 2000 | -3.0% | -156.1% |
| 2001 | -11.9% | +298.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -111.0% |
| 2003 | -2.6% | -301.7% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -644.2% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -55.7% |
| 2006 | -6.7% | -204.6% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -432.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -86.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +272.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -27.8% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -105.4% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -1892.0% |
| 2013 | -6.1% | -181.6% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -354.6% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -102.4% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -2006.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -45.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -38.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +101.5% |
| 2020 | -19.5% | -511.1% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -238.3% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -70.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -75.4% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +220.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 6.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 6.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.8%, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | +73318.6% | 0.1% | 82.1% |
| 1882 | +5042.8% | 0.9% | 45.0% |
| 1928 | +4128.8% | -0.3% | 13.0% |
| 1924 | +4011.1% | -0.5% | 21.1% |
| 2016 | +2006.2% | -0.4% | 7.1% |
| 2012 | +1892.0% | -0.4% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -10.4% | -27.7% | 22.5% | 3 |
| 1860s | 24.6% | -44.2% | 113.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 11.3% | -30.6% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.6% | -64.8% | 126.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.2% | -25.8% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 23.2% | -8.8% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.8% | -9.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.3% | -1.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | -27.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.5% | -9.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | -31.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.0% | -2.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -3.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -13.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | -3.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -11.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | -6.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -19.5% | 26.9% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Peru?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Peru was 6.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 126.2% in 1888.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.8% in 1889.
- How does Peru rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.