Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Peru
Peru: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
48th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1933
All-time low
0.0%
in 1897
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Peru, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.2% for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 1933 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1897.
Peru ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.0% | — |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -28.8% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -30.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +58.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +32.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +68.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -47.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +107.8% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -36.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +80.6% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +58.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -26.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -26.0% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -53.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +37.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +34.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -35.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +38.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +104.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -64.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +26.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -24.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -23.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +58.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +26.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +39.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -14.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +62.8% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +66.5% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +19.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +23.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +15.2% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +20.6% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +30.5% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +23.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -14.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -9.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +53.3% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -30.9% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +15.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -39.5% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 8.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | +107.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1888 | +104.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Peru
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- 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Peru?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Peru was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1933.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1897.
- How does Peru rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.