Per capita methane emissions in Peru
Peru: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9257 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9257
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
110th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.89
in 1937
All-time low
0.8195
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Peru, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.9257 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 in 1937 and was at its lowest, 0.8195, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8195 | — |
| 1851 | 0.832 | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 0.8569 | +3.0% |
| 1853 | 0.8963 | +4.6% |
| 1854 | 0.9373 | +4.6% |
| 1855 | 0.98 | +4.6% |
| 1856 | 1.02 | +4.6% |
| 1857 | 1.07 | +4.5% |
| 1858 | 1.12 | +4.5% |
| 1859 | 1.16 | +3.8% |
| 1860 | 1.2 | +3.0% |
| 1861 | 1.22 | +2.3% |
| 1862 | 1.24 | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 1.25 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 1.27 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 1.28 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 1.29 | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 1.3 | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 1.31 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 1.31 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 1.32 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 1.33 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.34 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 1.34 | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 1.36 | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 1.36 | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 1.37 | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 1.37 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 1.4 | +1.8% |
| 1882 | 1.42 | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 1.44 | +1.6% |
| 1884 | 1.47 | +1.6% |
| 1885 | 1.49 | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 1.51 | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 1.53 | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 1.55 | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 1.57 | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 1.59 | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 1.6 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 1.62 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 1.63 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 1.65 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 1.66 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 1.68 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.69 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 1.71 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 1.73 | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1.73 | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 1.73 | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 1.74 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 1.73 | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 1.73 | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 1.74 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 1.74 | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 1.72 | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 1.72 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 1.75 | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 1.75 | -0.1% |
| 1924 | 1.78 | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 1.83 | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 1.81 | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 1.8 | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 1.82 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 1.88 | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 1.8 | -4.0% |
| 1931 | 1.75 | -2.9% |
| 1932 | 1.74 | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 1.84 | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 1.83 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 1.83 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 1.84 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.89 | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 1.86 | -1.7% |
| 1939 | 1.77 | -4.8% |
| 1940 | 1.75 | -1.3% |
| 1941 | 1.74 | -0.4% |
| 1942 | 1.77 | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 1.78 | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 1.77 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 1.72 | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 1.72 | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 1.73 | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 1.65 | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 1.66 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 1.67 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.7 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.7 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.71 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.72 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.73 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.75 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.68 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 1.69 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.64 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.6 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.57 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.56 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.51 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.49 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.53 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.54 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.53 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.43 | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.41 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.4 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.35 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.34 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.31 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.35 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.39 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.35 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.34 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.25 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.27 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.23 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.19 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.18 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.13 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.03 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.987 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.962 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9753 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9975 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9946 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9809 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9914 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9989 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9867 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9694 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9877 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9981 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9973 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9961 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9981 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9854 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9744 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9597 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9505 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9389 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9265 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9328 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9323 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9276 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9257 | -0.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9257 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9257 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9697 | 0.8195 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.26 | 1.2 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.79 | 1.71 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1.49 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 1.31 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 1.1 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.962 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9997 | 0.9694 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9807 | 0.9389 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.929 | 0.9257 | 0.9328 | 5 |
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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 methane emissions in Peru?
- Per capita methane emissions in Peru was 0.9257 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 1937.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8195 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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