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Co2 intensity in Peru

Peru: Co2 intensity was 0.1896 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1896
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4696
in 1933
All-time low
0.0304
in 1897
Years of data
129
1870–2022

Co2 intensity in Peru, 1870–2022

00.10.20.30.40.5187019462022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, co2 intensity in Peru stood at 0.1896.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Peru peaked at 0.4696 in 1933 and was at its lowest, 0.0304, in 1897.

Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 129 years of available data.

Co2 intensity in Peru, year by year

Year Value Change
1870 0.0559 —
1890 0.0651 +16.4%
1896 0.0413 -36.6%
1897 0.0304 -26.3%
1898 0.048 +58.0%
1899 0.0632 +31.6%
1900 0.0717 +13.4%
1901 0.0706 -1.6%
1902 0.0654 -7.3%
1903 0.068 +4.0%
1904 0.0926 +36.1%
1905 0.0787 -15.0%
1906 0.0877 +11.5%
1907 0.1533 +74.7%
1908 0.2408 +57.1%
1909 0.2435 +1.1%
1910 0.222 -8.8%
1911 0.2449 +10.3%
1912 0.226 -7.7%
1913 0.2423 +7.2%
1914 0.2329 -3.9%
1915 0.2516 +8.0%
1916 0.2579 +2.5%
1917 0.2565 -0.5%
1918 0.2308 -10.0%
1919 0.239 +3.5%
1920 0.2461 +3.0%
1921 0.2668 +8.4%
1922 0.2964 +11.1%
1923 0.2759 -6.9%
1924 0.3053 +10.6%
1925 0.3906 +27.9%
1926 0.3502 -10.3%
1927 0.3429 -2.1%
1928 0.3641 +6.2%
1929 0.4354 +19.6%
1930 0.3896 -10.5%
1931 0.344 -11.7%
1932 0.3235 -6.0%
1933 0.4696 +45.2%
1934 0.42 -10.6%
1935 0.4082 -2.8%
1936 0.4013 -1.7%
1937 0.469 +16.9%
1938 0.42 -10.4%
1939 0.3048 -27.4%
1940 0.2706 -11.2%
1941 0.2676 -1.1%
1942 0.3146 +17.6%
1943 0.334 +6.2%
1944 0.3039 -9.0%
1945 0.2822 -7.1%
1946 0.2468 -12.5%
1947 0.248 +0.5%
1948 0.2618 +5.6%
1949 0.2533 -3.3%
1950 0.1619 -36.1%
1951 0.1577 -2.6%
1952 0.163 +3.4%
1953 0.1629 -0.1%
1954 0.1793 +10.1%
1955 0.1639 -8.6%
1956 0.1616 -1.4%
1957 0.1629 +0.8%
1958 0.1795 +10.2%
1959 0.1748 -2.6%
1960 0.1737 -0.6%
1961 0.1687 -2.9%
1962 0.1811 +7.3%
1963 0.1777 -1.9%
1964 0.1991 +12.0%
1965 0.1819 -8.6%
1966 0.1859 +2.2%
1967 0.1841 -1.0%
1968 0.1977 +7.4%
1969 0.2034 +2.9%
1970 0.2192 +7.8%
1971 0.2195 +0.1%
1972 0.2076 -5.4%
1973 0.2143 +3.2%
1974 0.2201 +2.7%
1975 0.2097 -4.7%
1976 0.2113 +0.7%
1977 0.2199 +4.1%
1978 0.2116 -3.8%
1979 0.1979 -6.5%
1980 0.2048 +3.5%
1981 0.1955 -4.5%
1982 0.1918 -1.9%
1983 0.1915 -0.2%
1984 0.1852 -3.3%
1985 0.1713 -7.5%
1986 0.1744 +1.8%
1987 0.1896 +8.7%
1988 0.2012 +6.1%
1989 0.1994 -0.9%
1990 0.2066 +3.6%
1991 0.1914 -7.4%
1992 0.1899 -0.8%
1993 0.2593 +36.5%
1994 0.2336 -9.9%
1995 0.2258 -3.3%
1996 0.2156 -4.5%
1997 0.2267 +5.1%
1998 0.2295 +1.2%
1999 0.2372 +3.4%
2000 0.2231 -6.0%
2001 0.1943 -12.9%
2002 0.1856 -4.5%
2003 0.1723 -7.1%
2004 0.1865 +8.2%
2005 0.1855 -0.6%
2006 0.1601 -13.7%
2007 0.1792 +11.9%
2008 0.1686 -5.9%
2009 0.1852 +9.9%
2010 0.1845 -0.4%
2011 0.173 -6.3%
2012 0.1752 +1.3%
2013 0.1554 -11.3%
2014 0.1755 +12.9%
2015 0.1693 -3.5%
2016 0.1744 +3.0%
2017 0.1767 +1.3%
2018 0.1739 -1.6%
2019 0.1782 +2.5%
2020 0.1612 -9.5%
2021 0.1802 +11.8%
2022 0.1896 +5.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.1896 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.1896 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Co2 intensity 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.

YearChange FromTo
1907 +74.7% 0.0877 0.1533
1898 +58.0% 0.0304 0.048
1908 +57.1% 0.1533 0.2408

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.0559 0.0559 0.0559 1
1890s 0.0496 0.0304 0.0651 5
1900s 0.1172 0.0654 0.2435 10
1910s 0.2404 0.222 0.2579 10
1920s 0.3274 0.2461 0.4354 10
1930s 0.395 0.3048 0.4696 10
1940s 0.2783 0.2468 0.334 10
1950s 0.1667 0.1577 0.1795 10
1960s 0.1853 0.1687 0.2034 10
1970s 0.2131 0.1979 0.2201 10
1980s 0.1905 0.1713 0.2048 10
1990s 0.2215 0.1899 0.2593 10
2000s 0.184 0.1601 0.2231 10
2010s 0.1736 0.1554 0.1845 10
2020s 0.177 0.1612 0.1896 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 81 Togo 0.192 compare
  2. 82 Chile 0.1912 compare
  3. 83 Afghanistan 0.1908 compare
  4. 85 Botswana 0.1882 compare
  5. 86 Turkey 0.1859 compare
  6. 87 Israel 0.1849 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 intensity in Peru?
Co2 intensity in Peru was 0.1896 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4696 in 1933.
What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 in 1897.
How does Peru rank for co2 intensity?
Peru ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Co2 intensity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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