Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Peru
Peru: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
51st
of 198 countries
All-time high
83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
574,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Peru, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Peru is 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Peru peaked at 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 574,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Peru ranks 51st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 574,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 582,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 591,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 599,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 607,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 615,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 675,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.7% |
| 1857 | 694,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1858 | 685,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1859 | 681,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 713,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1861 | 744,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.3% |
| 1862 | 742,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 750,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 816,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.8% |
| 1865 | 833,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 866,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1867 | 802,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.4% |
| 1868 | 914,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.9% |
| 1869 | 859,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1870 | 979,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.0% |
| 1871 | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.6% |
| 1872 | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +22.2% |
| 1873 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1874 | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.7% |
| 1875 | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.0% |
| 1877 | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1880 | 979,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.2% |
| 1881 | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.5% |
| 1883 | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.5% |
| 1885 | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 1886 | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.6% |
| 1888 | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.4% |
| 1889 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -19.2% |
| 1890 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 1893 | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.3% |
| 1894 | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1899 | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.6% |
| 1900 | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1904 | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.4% |
| 1905 | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.7% |
| 1907 | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.1% |
| 1908 | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.4% |
| 1909 | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1910 | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.5% |
| 1911 | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1912 | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 1914 | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 1915 | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.6% |
| 1916 | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1917 | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.0% |
| 1919 | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1920 | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1921 | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.7% |
| 1922 | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.7% |
| 1923 | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.8% |
| 1925 | 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +24.2% |
| 1926 | 7.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 7.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.6% |
| 1929 | 10.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.6% |
| 1930 | 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.0% |
| 1931 | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.6% |
| 1932 | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1933 | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +45.4% |
| 1934 | 10.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1936 | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 13.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.4% |
| 1938 | 12.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.3% |
| 1939 | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -22.3% |
| 1940 | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.1% |
| 1941 | 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1942 | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.5% |
| 1943 | 10.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1944 | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1945 | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.8% |
| 1947 | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.0% |
| 1949 | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 8.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -23.1% |
| 1951 | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.6% |
| 1953 | 9.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 1954 | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.9% |
| 1955 | 10.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 10.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 12.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 1959 | 12.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.9% |
| 1961 | 13.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 15.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 17.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 19.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 19.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 21.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 21.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 24.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 25.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 25.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 27.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 29.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 29.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 30.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 31.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 32.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 33.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 35.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 35.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 35.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 31.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 32.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 30.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 33.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 36.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 36.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 32.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 31.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 31.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 31.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 34.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 35.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 35.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 38.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 39.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 40.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 40.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 36.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 36.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 36.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 41.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 39.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 46.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 45.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 53.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 53.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 57.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 54.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 61.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 61.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 67.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 68.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 71.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 59.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 72.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 77.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 79.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 7.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | +45.4% | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 630,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 694,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 804,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 979,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 979,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
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More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Peru?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Peru was 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Peru rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.