Waste — Emissions in Peru

Peru: Waste — Emissions was 272 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
272 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
45th
of 218 countries
All-time high
272 kt
in 2023
All-time low
68.3 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Peru, 1961–2023

50100150200250196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Peru is 272 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Peru peaked at 272 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.3 kt, in 1961.

Peru ranks 45th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80.27 kt 68.3 kt 93.2 kt 9
1970s 115.42 kt 90.2 kt 134 kt 10
1980s 157.7 kt 138 kt 176 kt 10
1990s 195.6 kt 180 kt 210 kt 10
2000s 225.2 kt 196 kt 256 kt 10
2010s 231.9 kt 207 kt 254 kt 10
2020s 264.75 kt 258 kt 272 kt 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 323 kt compare
  2. 43 Romania 320 kt compare
  3. 44 Uzbekistan 274 kt compare
  4. 46 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 268 kt compare
  5. 47 Sudan 264 kt compare
  6. 48 United Arab Emirates 256 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Peru?
Waste — emissions in Peru was 272 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 272 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 68.3 kt in 1961.
How does Peru rank for waste — emissions?
Peru ranks 45th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf