Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Peru
Peru: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.4875 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4875 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
58th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.93 tonnes per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.4875 tonnes per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Peru, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Peru stood at 0.4875 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Peru peaked at 8.93 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4875 tonnes per person, in 2024.
That places Peru 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.08 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1853 | 2.4 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1854 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1855 | 2.46 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1856 | 2.6 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1857 | 2.6 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.7 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1859 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1860 | 3.14 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1861 | 2.99 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1862 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 2.99 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1866 | 3.12 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1867 | 3.04 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1868 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1869 | 2.96 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1870 | 3.27 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1871 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1872 | 3.99 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1873 | 3.96 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 4.26 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1875 | 4.21 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 4.25 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 4.32 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1878 | 4.32 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 4.17 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1880 | 5.31 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1881 | 6.07 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1882 | 6.65 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1883 | 6.99 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1884 | 7.04 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 7.56 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1886 | 7.18 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1887 | 7.78 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1888 | 7.51 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1889 | 7.52 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 7.46 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1891 | 6.84 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1892 | 6.85 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 6.51 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1894 | 6.59 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 6.22 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1896 | 6.01 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1897 | 5.95 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 5.93 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 5.97 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 5.51 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1901 | 5.01 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1902 | 4.74 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1903 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1904 | 4.42 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1905 | 4.09 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1906 | 4.1 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 4.01 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1908 | 3.84 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1909 | 3.85 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 3.93 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 3.84 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1912 | 3.85 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 3.71 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1914 | 3.6 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1915 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1916 | 3.32 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1917 | 3.28 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1918 | 3.3 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 3.19 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1920 | 3.51 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1921 | 3.7 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1922 | 3.61 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 3.69 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 3.6 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1925 | 3.7 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1926 | 3.69 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1928 | 3.59 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1930 | 4.2 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1931 | 4.85 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1932 | 4.95 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 5.14 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 5.09 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 4.74 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1937 | 5.14 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1938 | 4.9 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1939 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1940 | 4.1 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1941 | 3.25 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1942 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1943 | 2.61 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1944 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1945 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1946 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1947 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1949 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1950 | 2.58 tonnes per person | +37.3% |
| 1951 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1952 | 3.15 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1953 | 3.73 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1954 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 3.85 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1956 | 3.94 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 4.32 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 4.76 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1959 | 5.12 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1960 | 5.67 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 4.84 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1962 | 8.93 tonnes per person | +84.4% |
| 1963 | 7.5 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1964 | 7.07 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 4.7 tonnes per person | -33.4% |
| 1966 | 3.56 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1967 | 3.21 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 3.05 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 3.28 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.64 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 6.95 tonnes per person | +91.3% |
| 1972 | 7.48 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 7.52 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.05 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 5.35 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 5.38 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.93 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 4.67 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 4.39 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 4.02 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 3.92 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.61 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 3.11 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.61 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 2.4 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 3.06 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 3.31 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +54.6% |
| 1999 | 2.64 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 4.86 tonnes per person | +146.1% |
| 2004 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +85.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9095 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7771 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7643 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5708 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.531 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5018 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5063 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4875 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4875 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 179.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4875 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312 tonnes per person, 15.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +146.1% | 1.97 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | +91.3% | 3.64 tonnes per person | 6.95 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | +85.6% | 1.31 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person |
| 1962 | +84.4% | 4.84 tonnes per person | 8.93 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | +54.6% | 1.95 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | -46.8% | 2.43 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.46 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.03 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.06 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | 4.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.96 tonnes per person | 5.31 tonnes per person | 7.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 5.93 tonnes per person | 7.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.41 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 5.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.55 tonnes per person | 3.19 tonnes per person | 3.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.61 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.89 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.55 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 4.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.85 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.18 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 8.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 7.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.21 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.7643 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5195 tonnes per person | 0.4875 tonnes per person | 0.5708 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Peru
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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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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Peru?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Peru was 0.4875 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4875 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Peru ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.