Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Peru
Peru: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1896 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4696 kilograms per international-$
in 1933
All-time low
0.0304 kilograms per international-$
in 1897
Years of data
129
1870–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Peru, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Peru stood at 0.1896 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Peru peaked at 0.4696 kilograms per international-$ in 1933 and was at its lowest, 0.0304 kilograms per international-$, in 1897.
Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 129 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Peru, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1890 | 0.0651 kilograms per international-$ | +16.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0413 kilograms per international-$ | -36.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0304 kilograms per international-$ | -26.3% |
| 1898 | 0.048 kilograms per international-$ | +58.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0632 kilograms per international-$ | +31.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0717 kilograms per international-$ | +13.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0706 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0654 kilograms per international-$ | -7.3% |
| 1903 | 0.068 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0926 kilograms per international-$ | +36.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0787 kilograms per international-$ | -15.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0877 kilograms per international-$ | +11.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1533 kilograms per international-$ | +74.7% |
| 1908 | 0.2408 kilograms per international-$ | +57.1% |
| 1909 | 0.2435 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.222 kilograms per international-$ | -8.8% |
| 1911 | 0.2449 kilograms per international-$ | +10.3% |
| 1912 | 0.226 kilograms per international-$ | -7.7% |
| 1913 | 0.2423 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1914 | 0.2329 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1915 | 0.2516 kilograms per international-$ | +8.0% |
| 1916 | 0.2579 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2565 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.2308 kilograms per international-$ | -10.0% |
| 1919 | 0.239 kilograms per international-$ | +3.5% |
| 1920 | 0.2461 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 1921 | 0.2668 kilograms per international-$ | +8.4% |
| 1922 | 0.2964 kilograms per international-$ | +11.1% |
| 1923 | 0.2759 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 1924 | 0.3053 kilograms per international-$ | +10.6% |
| 1925 | 0.3906 kilograms per international-$ | +27.9% |
| 1926 | 0.3502 kilograms per international-$ | -10.3% |
| 1927 | 0.3429 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1928 | 0.3641 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1929 | 0.4354 kilograms per international-$ | +19.6% |
| 1930 | 0.3896 kilograms per international-$ | -10.5% |
| 1931 | 0.344 kilograms per international-$ | -11.7% |
| 1932 | 0.3235 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 1933 | 0.4696 kilograms per international-$ | +45.2% |
| 1934 | 0.42 kilograms per international-$ | -10.6% |
| 1935 | 0.4082 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1936 | 0.4013 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.469 kilograms per international-$ | +16.9% |
| 1938 | 0.42 kilograms per international-$ | -10.4% |
| 1939 | 0.3048 kilograms per international-$ | -27.4% |
| 1940 | 0.2706 kilograms per international-$ | -11.2% |
| 1941 | 0.2676 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.3146 kilograms per international-$ | +17.6% |
| 1943 | 0.334 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1944 | 0.3039 kilograms per international-$ | -9.0% |
| 1945 | 0.2822 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 1946 | 0.2468 kilograms per international-$ | -12.5% |
| 1947 | 0.248 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2618 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2533 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1619 kilograms per international-$ | -36.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1577 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.163 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1629 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1793 kilograms per international-$ | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1639 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1616 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1629 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1795 kilograms per international-$ | +10.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1748 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1737 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1687 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1811 kilograms per international-$ | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1777 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1991 kilograms per international-$ | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1819 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1841 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1977 kilograms per international-$ | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2034 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2192 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2195 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2076 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2143 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2201 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2097 kilograms per international-$ | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2113 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2199 kilograms per international-$ | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2116 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1979 kilograms per international-$ | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2048 kilograms per international-$ | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1955 kilograms per international-$ | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1918 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1915 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1852 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1744 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2012 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1994 kilograms per international-$ | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2066 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1914 kilograms per international-$ | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1899 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ | +36.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2336 kilograms per international-$ | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2258 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2156 kilograms per international-$ | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2267 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2295 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2372 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2231 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1943 kilograms per international-$ | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1723 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1865 kilograms per international-$ | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1855 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1601 kilograms per international-$ | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1792 kilograms per international-$ | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1686 kilograms per international-$ | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1852 kilograms per international-$ | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1845 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.173 kilograms per international-$ | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1752 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1755 kilograms per international-$ | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1693 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1744 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1767 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1739 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1782 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1612 kilograms per international-$ | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1802 kilograms per international-$ | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348 kilograms per international-$, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912 kilograms per international-$, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | +74.7% | 0.0877 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1533 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1898 | +58.0% | 0.0304 kilograms per international-$ | 0.048 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1908 | +57.1% | 0.1533 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2408 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0496 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0304 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0651 kilograms per international-$ | 5 |
| 1900s | 0.1172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0654 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2435 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2404 kilograms per international-$ | 0.222 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2579 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3274 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2461 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4354 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.395 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4696 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2783 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2468 kilograms per international-$ | 0.334 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1667 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1577 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1795 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1687 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2034 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2131 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1979 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2201 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2048 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2215 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1899 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.184 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1601 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2231 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1845 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 81 Togo 0.192 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 82 Chile 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 83 Afghanistan 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 85 Botswana 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 Turkey 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Israel 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Peru?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Peru was 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4696 kilograms per international-$ in 1933.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 kilograms per international-$ in 1897.
- How does Peru rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).