emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
178th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.8043 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.4992 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Peru is 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.8043 tonnes per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4992 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2008.
Peru ranks 178th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6472 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6622 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6552 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6715 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6499 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6754 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6869 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7033 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7161 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7357 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7336 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7484 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7719 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7818 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7931 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7835 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7626 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7436 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7468 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7514 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7848 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8043 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7841 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7873 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7175 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7243 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7096 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6673 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6681 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6505 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6513 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.634 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6307 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6427 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6457 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6397 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6231 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6209 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5969 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5748 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.566 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.555 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5936 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5655 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5499 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5877 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4992 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6066 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6969 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.686 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6398 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6331 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6392 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6352 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6408 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6544 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6505 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6191 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6273 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6742 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6472 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7161 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7601 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7336 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7931 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7456 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6673 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8043 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6407 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6209 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6681 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5695 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4992 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6066 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6521 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6331 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6969 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6284 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6191 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 175 East Timor 0.7089 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 176 Sweden 0.6461 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Oman 0.5658 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 180 Venezuela 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 Algeria 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8043 tonnes per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4992 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.