Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Peru
Peru: Per capita low carbon vs gdp was 1.39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Peru, 1965–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita low carbon vs gdp in Peru stood at 1.39. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low carbon vs gdp in Peru peaked at 1.39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2232, in 1965.
That places Peru 55th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2232 | — |
| 1966 | 0.2336 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2545 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2655 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2811 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2619 | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3594 | +37.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3605 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3748 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4026 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4091 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4158 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4195 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4144 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.425 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4186 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4622 | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4852 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4569 | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4763 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5036 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5233 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5485 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5146 | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5084 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4943 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.529 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4398 | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.518 | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5489 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5537 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5413 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5513 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5714 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6262 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6716 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6881 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6999 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6501 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6801 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7612 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7623 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7503 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8012 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8374 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.888 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9446 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9892 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.23 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.25 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.18 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.31 | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 1.39 | +5.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.45, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.39 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.72, 81% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low carbon vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +37.2% | 0.2619 | 0.3594 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2516 | 0.2232 | 0.2811 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3843 | 0.2619 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4898 | 0.4186 | 0.5485 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5297 | 0.4398 | 0.5714 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7091 | 0.6262 | 0.8012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.8374 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 low carbon vs gdp in Peru?
- Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Peru was 1.39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low carbon vs gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low carbon vs gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2232 in 1965.
- How does Peru rank for per capita low carbon vs gdp?
- Peru ranks 55th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low carbon vs gdp rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low carbon vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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