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Share global methane emissions in Peru

Peru: Share global methane emissions was 0.3401 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3401
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
50th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3983
in 1937
All-time low
0.2167
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Peru, 1850–2024

00.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Peru is 0.3401, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Peru peaked at 0.3983 in 1937 and was at its lowest, 0.2167, in 1850.

That places Peru 50th out of 201 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.

Share global methane emissions in Peru, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2167 —
1851 0.2191 +1.1%
1852 0.2212 +0.9%
1853 0.223 +0.9%
1854 0.2241 +0.5%
1855 0.2261 +0.9%
1856 0.2278 +0.8%
1857 0.2298 +0.9%
1858 0.2319 +0.9%
1859 0.2334 +0.6%
1860 0.2345 +0.5%
1861 0.2361 +0.7%
1862 0.2379 +0.8%
1863 0.239 +0.4%
1864 0.2401 +0.5%
1865 0.2414 +0.5%
1866 0.2425 +0.5%
1867 0.244 +0.6%
1868 0.2457 +0.7%
1869 0.2469 +0.5%
1870 0.2485 +0.7%
1871 0.2506 +0.8%
1872 0.2517 +0.5%
1873 0.2534 +0.7%
1874 0.2568 +1.3%
1875 0.2582 +0.6%
1876 0.2606 +0.9%
1877 0.2628 +0.8%
1878 0.2652 +0.9%
1879 0.2667 +0.6%
1880 0.2671 +0.2%
1881 0.2722 +1.9%
1882 0.2772 +1.8%
1883 0.2818 +1.6%
1884 0.2876 +2.1%
1885 0.2932 +2.0%
1886 0.2987 +1.9%
1887 0.303 +1.5%
1888 0.3062 +1.0%
1889 0.3114 +1.7%
1890 0.3142 +0.9%
1891 0.3173 +1.0%
1892 0.321 +1.2%
1893 0.3252 +1.3%
1894 0.3273 +0.7%
1895 0.3289 +0.5%
1896 0.3316 +0.8%
1897 0.3334 +0.5%
1898 0.3352 +0.6%
1899 0.3356 +0.1%
1900 0.3369 +0.4%
1901 0.337 +0.0%
1902 0.3373 +0.1%
1903 0.3353 -0.6%
1904 0.3364 +0.3%
1905 0.3361 -0.1%
1906 0.3351 -0.3%
1907 0.3318 -1.0%
1908 0.3361 +1.3%
1909 0.3371 +0.3%
1910 0.3354 -0.5%
1911 0.3363 +0.3%
1912 0.3371 +0.2%
1913 0.3355 -0.5%
1914 0.3417 +1.8%
1915 0.3468 +1.5%
1916 0.3438 -0.9%
1917 0.3419 -0.6%
1918 0.3456 +1.1%
1919 0.3536 +2.3%
1920 0.348 -1.6%
1921 0.3613 +3.8%
1922 0.3639 +0.7%
1923 0.3574 -1.8%
1924 0.3654 +2.2%
1925 0.3775 +3.3%
1926 0.3777 +0.1%
1927 0.3704 -1.9%
1928 0.3772 +1.8%
1929 0.3864 +2.4%
1930 0.377 -2.4%
1931 0.374 -0.8%
1932 0.3775 +0.9%
1933 0.3975 +5.3%
1934 0.393 -1.1%
1935 0.3923 -0.2%
1936 0.3898 -0.6%
1937 0.3983 +2.2%
1938 0.3973 -0.3%
1939 0.3785 -4.7%
1940 0.3722 -1.7%
1941 0.3709 -0.3%
1942 0.3773 +1.7%
1943 0.3785 +0.3%
1944 0.3778 -0.2%
1945 0.3845 +1.8%
1946 0.3746 -2.6%
1947 0.3689 -1.5%
1948 0.3715 +0.7%
1949 0.3734 +0.5%
1950 0.3581 -4.1%
1951 0.3585 +0.1%
1952 0.3633 +1.3%
1953 0.3671 +1.1%
1954 0.3718 +1.3%
1955 0.3658 -1.6%
1956 0.3664 +0.2%
1957 0.3684 +0.6%
1958 0.3735 +1.4%
1959 0.3693 -1.1%
1960 0.3731 +1.0%
1961 0.3662 -1.8%
1962 0.3737 +2.0%
1963 0.3631 -2.8%
1964 0.3575 -1.5%
1965 0.352 -1.5%
1966 0.3466 -1.6%
1967 0.3417 -1.4%
1968 0.3404 -0.4%
1969 0.3496 +2.7%
1970 0.3521 +0.7%
1971 0.3567 +1.3%
1972 0.3358 -5.9%
1973 0.3291 -2.0%
1974 0.3338 +1.4%
1975 0.3275 -1.9%
1976 0.3273 -0.1%
1977 0.322 -1.6%
1978 0.3386 +5.2%
1979 0.3489 +3.0%
1980 0.3485 -0.1%
1981 0.3676 +5.5%
1982 0.3693 +0.5%
1983 0.3534 -4.3%
1984 0.3622 +2.5%
1985 0.3546 -2.1%
1986 0.3491 -1.6%
1987 0.3498 +0.2%
1988 0.3395 -2.9%
1989 0.3305 -2.6%
1990 0.321 -2.9%
1991 0.3207 -0.1%
1992 0.3149 -1.8%
1993 0.3136 -0.4%
1994 0.3213 +2.5%
1995 0.3311 +3.1%
1996 0.3327 +0.5%
1997 0.3357 +0.9%
1998 0.3532 +5.2%
1999 0.3642 +3.1%
2000 0.3595 -1.3%
2001 0.3606 +0.3%
2002 0.3697 +2.5%
2003 0.3684 -0.4%
2004 0.3574 -3.0%
2005 0.3673 +2.8%
2006 0.3607 -1.8%
2007 0.3652 +1.2%
2008 0.3475 -4.8%
2009 0.3584 +3.2%
2010 0.3586 +0.1%
2011 0.3546 -1.1%
2012 0.3504 -1.2%
2013 0.3551 +1.3%
2014 0.3559 +0.2%
2015 0.3548 -0.3%
2016 0.3539 -0.3%
2017 0.3481 -1.6%
2018 0.3459 -0.6%
2019 0.3448 -0.3%
2020 0.3481 +1.0%
2021 0.3468 -0.4%
2022 0.343 -1.1%
2023 0.34 -0.9%
2024 0.3401 +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.3401 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.3401 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0558, 6.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2253 0.2167 0.2334 10
1860s 0.2408 0.2345 0.2469 10
1870s 0.2574 0.2485 0.2667 10
1880s 0.2898 0.2671 0.3114 10
1890s 0.327 0.3142 0.3356 10
1900s 0.3359 0.3318 0.3373 10
1910s 0.3418 0.3354 0.3536 10
1920s 0.3685 0.348 0.3864 10
1930s 0.3875 0.374 0.3983 10
1940s 0.375 0.3689 0.3845 10
1950s 0.3662 0.3581 0.3735 10
1960s 0.3564 0.3404 0.3737 10
1970s 0.3372 0.322 0.3567 10
1980s 0.3524 0.3305 0.3693 10
1990s 0.3309 0.3136 0.3642 10
2000s 0.3615 0.3475 0.3697 10
2010s 0.3522 0.3448 0.3586 10
2020s 0.3436 0.34 0.3481 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 47 United Arab Emirates 0.382 compare
  2. 48 New Zealand 0.378 compare
  3. 49 South Sudan 0.3433 compare
  4. 51 Oman 0.3342 compare
  5. 52 Niger 0.3327 compare
  6. 53 Mali 0.3187 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Peru?
Share global methane emissions in Peru was 0.3401 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3983 in 1937.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2167 in 1850.
How does Peru rank for share global methane emissions?
Peru ranks 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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