Per capita methane emissions in Peru
Peru: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
110th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1937
All-time low
0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Peru, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Peru peaked at 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1937 and was at its lowest, 0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Peru 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 107 Andorra 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 108 Panama 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Spain 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 Montenegro 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 112 Lithuania 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Pakistan 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Peru?
- Per capita methane emissions in Peru was 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1937.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Peru rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Peru ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.