Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Peru
Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1696 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Peru, 1928–2024
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, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Peru stood at 0.1696 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Peru peaked at 0.1734 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 tonnes per person, in 1932.
That places Peru 50th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.0213 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.0435 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 0.0415 tonnes per person | 0.0794 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0565 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 0.0781 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0868 tonnes per person | 0.0612 tonnes per person | 0.1122 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1352 tonnes per person | 0.1148 tonnes per person | 0.1524 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1518 tonnes per person | 0.085 tonnes per person | 0.1734 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More climate change data for Peru
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 34.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 29.60 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.05 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.16 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.05 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.05 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Peru?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Peru was 0.1696 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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1734 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 tonnes per person in 1932.
- How does Peru rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Peru ranks 50th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 97 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.