Per capita co2 including land in Peru
Peru: Per capita co2 including land was 2.54 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.54
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
119th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.86
in 1962
All-time low
2.01
in 2020
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita co2 including land in Peru, 1856–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 including land in Peru is 2.54, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 including land in Peru peaked at 9.86 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2020.
That places Peru 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 169 years of available data.
Per capita co2 including land in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 2.62 | — |
| 1857 | 2.62 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.71 | +3.4% |
| 1859 | 2.99 | +10.3% |
| 1860 | 3.16 | +5.5% |
| 1861 | 3.02 | -4.3% |
| 1862 | 3.05 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 3.04 | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 3.04 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 2.95 | -2.9% |
| 1866 | 3.18 | +7.8% |
| 1867 | 3.08 | -3.1% |
| 1868 | 3.18 | +3.2% |
| 1869 | 3.01 | -5.4% |
| 1870 | 3.36 | +11.8% |
| 1871 | 3.95 | +17.4% |
| 1872 | 4.18 | +5.9% |
| 1873 | 4.13 | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 4.38 | +5.9% |
| 1875 | 4.32 | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 4.33 | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 4.39 | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 4.39 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 4.25 | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 5.36 | +26.1% |
| 1881 | 6.11 | +14.0% |
| 1882 | 6.71 | +9.8% |
| 1883 | 7.04 | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 7.12 | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 7.6 | +6.9% |
| 1886 | 7.22 | -5.0% |
| 1887 | 7.85 | +8.6% |
| 1888 | 7.65 | -2.5% |
| 1889 | 7.57 | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 7.52 | -0.7% |
| 1891 | 6.89 | -8.4% |
| 1892 | 6.91 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 6.56 | -5.1% |
| 1894 | 6.63 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 6.26 | -5.7% |
| 1896 | 6.05 | -3.4% |
| 1897 | 5.97 | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 5.98 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 6.04 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 5.59 | -7.4% |
| 1901 | 5.1 | -8.8% |
| 1902 | 4.82 | -5.5% |
| 1903 | 4.63 | -3.9% |
| 1904 | 4.54 | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 4.2 | -7.5% |
| 1906 | 4.23 | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 4.24 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 4.21 | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 4.23 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 4.27 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 4.23 | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 4.22 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 4.11 | -2.6% |
| 1914 | 3.97 | -3.3% |
| 1915 | 3.94 | -0.7% |
| 1916 | 3.81 | -3.3% |
| 1917 | 3.78 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 3.74 | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 3.66 | -2.3% |
| 1920 | 3.99 | +9.2% |
| 1921 | 4.23 | +6.0% |
| 1922 | 4.25 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 4.31 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 4.34 | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 4.66 | +7.5% |
| 1926 | 4.62 | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 4.45 | -3.7% |
| 1928 | 4.61 | +3.5% |
| 1929 | 4.83 | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 5.24 | +8.4% |
| 1931 | 5.68 | +8.4% |
| 1932 | 5.68 | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 6.33 | +11.3% |
| 1934 | 6.31 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 6.3 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 5.97 | -5.3% |
| 1937 | 6.58 | +10.1% |
| 1938 | 6.19 | -5.9% |
| 1939 | 5.7 | -7.9% |
| 1940 | 4.93 | -13.5% |
| 1941 | 4.05 | -17.8% |
| 1942 | 3.82 | -5.6% |
| 1943 | 3.57 | -6.7% |
| 1944 | 3.44 | -3.6% |
| 1945 | 3.13 | -9.0% |
| 1946 | 2.87 | -8.2% |
| 1947 | 2.82 | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 2.76 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 2.76 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 3.17 | +15.1% |
| 1951 | 3.57 | +12.5% |
| 1952 | 3.79 | +6.3% |
| 1953 | 4.39 | +15.8% |
| 1954 | 4.83 | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 4.54 | -6.1% |
| 1956 | 4.63 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 5.03 | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 5.53 | +9.9% |
| 1959 | 5.85 | +5.7% |
| 1960 | 6.47 | +10.6% |
| 1961 | 5.67 | -12.4% |
| 1962 | 9.86 | +73.9% |
| 1963 | 8.42 | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 8.14 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 5.72 | -29.7% |
| 1966 | 4.66 | -18.6% |
| 1967 | 4.3 | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 4.18 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 4.44 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 4.95 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 8.3 | +67.6% |
| 1972 | 8.75 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 8.87 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 7.48 | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 6.78 | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 6.8 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.37 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 6.03 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 5.7 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 5.41 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.27 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 4.91 | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 4.46 | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 4.19 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 3.96 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.98 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.07 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.96 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.62 | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 3.19 | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 3.32 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.98 | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 4.33 | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 3.6 | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 3.27 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.93 | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 3.05 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.11 | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 3.77 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 3.94 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.48 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 2.91 | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 5.76 | +97.8% |
| 2004 | 4.31 | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 3.85 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 3.23 | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 3.31 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.89 | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 2.83 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.79 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.75 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.74 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.07 | +48.4% |
| 2015 | 2.91 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 3.03 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.66 | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 2.53 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.57 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.01 | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 2.34 | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.44 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.46 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.54 | +3.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.54 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.91, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +97.8% | 2.91 | 5.76 |
| 1962 | +73.9% | 5.67 | 9.86 |
| 1971 | +67.6% | 4.95 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | +48.4% | 2.74 | 4.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.74 | 2.62 | 2.99 | 4 |
| 1860s | 3.07 | 2.95 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.17 | 3.36 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.02 | 5.36 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.48 | 5.97 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.58 | 4.2 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.97 | 3.66 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.43 | 3.99 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 1930s | 6 | 5.24 | 6.58 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.41 | 2.76 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.53 | 3.17 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.19 | 4.18 | 9.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7 | 4.95 | 8.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.38 | 3.62 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 | 2.93 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 | 2.83 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 2.53 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 | 2.01 | 2.54 | 5 |
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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 per capita co2 including land in Peru?
- Per capita co2 including land in Peru was 2.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 including land recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 in 1962.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 including land recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for per capita co2 including land?
- Peru ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 including land rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 Per capita co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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