Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Peru
Peru: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 73.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Peru, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Peru is 73.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Peru peaked at 129.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2015.
That places Peru 61st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128.4% | — |
| 1991 | 129.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 129.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 127.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 127.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 123.4% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 121.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 120.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 121.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 119.6% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 120.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -29.9% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 73.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 73.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -29.9% | 120.0% | 84.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.8% | 119.6% | 129.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 77.9% | 120.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 73.0% | 75.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 58 Lithuania 78.2% compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 78.0% compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 75.1% compare
- 62 Mozambique 72.7% compare
- 63 Central African Republic 72.3% compare
- 64 Togo 70.3% 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Peru?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Peru was 73.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 129.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.