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
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-$, in 1897.
Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 129 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 34.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 29.60 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.05 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.05 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.05 tonnes per person (2024)
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-$).