Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Peru
Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 2.05 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.05 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
133rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
2.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0129 tonnes per person
in 1859
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 relative to the global average in Peru is 2.05 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 169 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Peru peaked at 2.05 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 tonnes per person, in 1859.
Peru ranks 133rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.018 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1858 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +76.4% |
| 1861 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 1862 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1863 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | +81.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0639 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | -44.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0755 tonnes per person | +112.7% |
| 1869 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | +83.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1898 tonnes per person | +73.9% |
| 1873 | 0.175 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1874 | 0.1199 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1141 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1876 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 1877 | 0.074 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1879 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1880 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | -48.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0414 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +43.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0559 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1884 | 0.075 tonnes per person | +34.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +43.8% |
| 1888 | 0.1441 tonnes per person | +123.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | -65.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1891 | 0.051 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0493 tonnes per person | +66.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | +37.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1901 | 0.081 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1902 | 0.079 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0865 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1904 | 0.1203 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1905 | 0.1083 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1906 | 0.1288 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1907 | 0.236 tonnes per person | +83.3% |
| 1908 | 0.3729 tonnes per person | +58.0% |
| 1909 | 0.3788 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.3472 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1911 | 0.3858 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1912 | 0.3644 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1913 | 0.3985 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1914 | 0.3761 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.436 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1916 | 0.4871 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1917 | 0.4961 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 0.4434 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1919 | 0.4683 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 0.4799 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 0.5342 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1922 | 0.6352 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1923 | 0.6221 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1924 | 0.7415 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1925 | 0.9588 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1926 | 0.9321 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.9147 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1928 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1929 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1930 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1931 | 0.8243 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1932 | 0.7335 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1933 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +58.9% |
| 1934 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1936 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1938 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1939 | 0.9255 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1940 | 0.8235 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1941 | 0.8015 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1942 | 0.9057 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1943 | 0.9604 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1944 | 0.9325 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.8831 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1946 | 0.7886 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1947 | 0.8011 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1948 | 0.8589 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1949 | 0.8767 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.592 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 1951 | 0.6046 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.639 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1953 | 0.6606 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.7267 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6942 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6955 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.715 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.7677 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.7301 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.8025 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1961 | 0.8242 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.9235 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9208 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9901 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9721 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9232 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9146 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9962 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9368 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9378 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9033 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9991 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.71 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.05 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04 tonnes per person, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.05 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93 tonnes per person, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | +123.4% | 0.0645 tonnes per person | 0.1441 tonnes per person |
| 1868 | +112.7% | 0.0355 tonnes per person | 0.0755 tonnes per person |
| 1870 | +83.1% | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0932 tonnes per person |
| 1907 | +83.3% | 0.1288 tonnes per person | 0.236 tonnes per person |
| 1864 | +81.3% | 0.028 tonnes per person | 0.0508 tonnes per person |
| 1860 | +76.4% | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0227 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.0227 tonnes per person | 0.0755 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1112 tonnes per person | 0.0721 tonnes per person | 0.1898 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.1441 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0485 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1669 tonnes per person | 0.0775 tonnes per person | 0.3788 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4203 tonnes per person | 0.3472 tonnes per person | 0.4961 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.816 tonnes per person | 0.4799 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.7335 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8632 tonnes per person | 0.7886 tonnes per person | 0.9604 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6825 tonnes per person | 0.592 tonnes per person | 0.7677 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per person | 0.8025 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.9901 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.9146 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.9033 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Peru?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Peru was 2.05 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 relative to the global average recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 tonnes per person in 1859.
- How does Peru rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Peru ranks 133rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.