Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Peru
Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.54 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.54 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
119th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.86 tonnes per person
in 1962
All-time low
2.01 tonnes per person
in 2020
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Peru, 1856–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Peru is 2.54 tonnes per person, 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 emissions including land-use change in Peru peaked at 9.86 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.01 tonnes per person, 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 emissions including land-use change in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 2.62 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1859 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1860 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1861 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1862 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 3.04 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 3.04 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 2.95 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1866 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1867 | 3.08 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1868 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1869 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1870 | 3.36 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1871 | 3.95 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1872 | 4.18 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1873 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1875 | 4.32 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 4.39 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 4.39 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 4.25 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 5.36 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1881 | 6.11 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1882 | 6.71 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1883 | 7.04 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 7.12 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 7.6 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1886 | 7.22 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1887 | 7.85 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1888 | 7.65 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1889 | 7.57 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 7.52 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1891 | 6.89 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1892 | 6.91 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 6.56 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1894 | 6.63 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 6.26 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1896 | 6.05 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1897 | 5.97 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 5.98 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 6.04 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 5.59 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1901 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1902 | 4.82 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1903 | 4.63 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1904 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 4.2 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1906 | 4.23 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 4.24 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 4.21 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 4.23 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 4.27 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 4.23 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 4.22 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 4.11 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1914 | 3.97 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1915 | 3.94 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1916 | 3.81 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1917 | 3.78 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 3.74 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 3.66 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1920 | 3.99 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1921 | 4.23 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1922 | 4.25 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 4.31 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 4.34 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 4.66 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1926 | 4.62 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 4.45 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1928 | 4.61 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1929 | 4.83 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 5.24 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1931 | 5.68 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1932 | 5.68 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 6.33 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1934 | 6.31 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 5.97 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1937 | 6.58 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1938 | 6.19 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1939 | 5.7 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1940 | 4.93 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1941 | 4.05 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1942 | 3.82 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1943 | 3.57 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1944 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1945 | 3.13 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1946 | 2.87 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1947 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 3.17 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1951 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1952 | 3.79 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1953 | 4.39 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1954 | 4.83 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1956 | 4.63 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 5.03 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 5.53 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1959 | 5.85 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1960 | 6.47 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1961 | 5.67 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1962 | 9.86 tonnes per person | +73.9% |
| 1963 | 8.42 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 8.14 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 5.72 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1966 | 4.66 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1967 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 4.18 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 4.44 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 4.95 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 8.3 tonnes per person | +67.6% |
| 1972 | 8.75 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 8.87 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 7.48 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 6.78 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 6.8 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.37 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 6.03 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 5.7 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 5.41 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 4.91 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 4.46 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 4.19 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 3.96 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.07 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.96 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.62 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 3.19 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 3.6 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 3.27 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 3.77 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 3.94 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.48 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 2.91 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 5.76 tonnes per person | +97.8% |
| 2004 | 4.31 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 3.85 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 3.23 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 3.31 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 2.83 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.79 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.75 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.07 tonnes per person | +48.4% |
| 2015 | 2.91 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 3.03 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.66 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.57 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.46 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.54 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.54 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.54 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.91 tonnes per person, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person |
| 1962 | +73.9% | 5.67 tonnes per person | 9.86 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | +67.6% | 4.95 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | +48.4% | 2.74 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 3.07 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.17 tonnes per person | 3.36 tonnes per person | 4.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.02 tonnes per person | 5.36 tonnes per person | 7.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.48 tonnes per person | 5.97 tonnes per person | 7.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.58 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | 5.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.97 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.43 tonnes per person | 3.99 tonnes per person | 4.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | 6.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.53 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | 5.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 4.18 tonnes per person | 9.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | 8.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.38 tonnes per person | 3.62 tonnes per person | 5.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 4.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 tonnes per person | 2.83 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Peru
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- 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 emissions including land-use change in Peru?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Peru was 2.54 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 including land-use change recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Peru ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.