Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Peru
Peru: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Peru is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Peru peaked at 0.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
That places Peru 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 50 Netherlands 0.2% compare
- 51 New Zealand 0.2% compare
- 52 Pakistan 0.2% compare
- 54 Portugal 0.1% compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1% compare
- 56 Croatia 0.1% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Peru?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Peru was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Peru ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.