Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Peru
Peru: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 3.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Peru is 3.86 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Peru peaked at 5.83 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.42 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
Peru ranks 10th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.34 t CO2eq/cap | 4.9 t CO2eq/cap | 5.83 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 t CO2eq/cap | 4.46 t CO2eq/cap | 4.82 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2.45 t CO2eq/cap | 4.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2.42 t CO2eq/cap | 3.94 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More climate change data for Peru
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 124.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Peru?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Peru was 3.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.