Consumption based carbon intensity in Peru
Peru: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.2305 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2305
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
61st
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.2837
in 1993
All-time low
0.1839
in 2006
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in Peru, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Peru stood at 0.2305.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Peru peaked at 0.2837 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1839, in 2006.
That places Peru 61st out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2239 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2142 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2151 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2837 | +31.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2574 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2516 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2402 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2504 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2605 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2629 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2467 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2233 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2198 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1996 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2052 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2037 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1839 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2075 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2217 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2157 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.23 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2265 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2307 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2141 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2253 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2198 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.22 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2205 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2191 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2209 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2091 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2188 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2305 | +5.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2305 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2498, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2305 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2118, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.246 | 0.2142 | 0.2837 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2127 | 0.1839 | 0.2467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2227 | 0.2141 | 0.2307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2195 | 0.2091 | 0.2305 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Peru?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Peru was 0.2305 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2837 in 1993.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1839 in 2006.
- How does Peru rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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