Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Peru
Peru: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Peru, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.3% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1855.
That places Peru 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
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 in Peru?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Peru was 0.3% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1855.
- How does Peru rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.