Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Peru
Peru: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Peru, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Peru is 0.7%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Peru peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.
Peru ranks 33rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Peru?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Peru was 0.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Peru ranks 33rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.