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
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.
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
- 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 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.