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Carbon intensity of the economy — Peru

Carbon intensity of the economy in Peru in 2022 — 0.19 kg/$. Ranked 81 in the world out of 164. Since 1870, the indicator has risen by 239.3%.

2022 0.19 kg/$ +5.56% vs 2021
World rank 81of 164
Period maximum 0.47 kg/$1933
Period minimum 0.03 kg/$1897

Trend over time

1870–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Peru, 1870–202200.20.40.6187018861902191819341950196619821998201420221870: 0.056 kg/$1897: 0.03 kg/$1900: 0.072 kg/$1903: 0.068 kg/$1906: 0.088 kg/$1909: 0.243 kg/$1912: 0.226 kg/$1915: 0.252 kg/$1918: 0.231 kg/$1921: 0.267 kg/$1924: 0.305 kg/$1927: 0.343 kg/$1930: 0.39 kg/$1933: 0.47 kg/$1936: 0.401 kg/$1939: 0.305 kg/$1942: 0.315 kg/$1945: 0.282 kg/$1948: 0.262 kg/$1951: 0.158 kg/$1954: 0.179 kg/$1957: 0.163 kg/$1960: 0.174 kg/$1963: 0.178 kg/$1966: 0.186 kg/$1969: 0.203 kg/$1972: 0.208 kg/$1975: 0.21 kg/$1978: 0.212 kg/$1981: 0.196 kg/$1984: 0.185 kg/$1987: 0.19 kg/$1990: 0.207 kg/$1993: 0.259 kg/$1996: 0.216 kg/$1999: 0.237 kg/$2002: 0.186 kg/$2005: 0.185 kg/$2008: 0.169 kg/$2011: 0.173 kg/$2014: 0.175 kg/$2017: 0.177 kg/$2020: 0.161 kg/$2022: 0.19 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.134 (+239.29%) Average annual rate: 0.81 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 0.19 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South America computed 0.167 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.19 +0.01 +5.56%
2021 0.18 +0.019 +11.8%
2020 0.161 −0.017 −9.55%
2019 0.178 +0.004 +2.3%
2018 0.174 −0.003 −1.69%
2017 0.177 +0.003 +1.72%
2016 0.174 +0.005 +2.96%
2015 0.169 −0.006 −3.43%
2014 0.175 +0.02 +12.9%
2013 0.155 −0.02 −11.43%
2012 0.175 +0.002 +1.16%
2011 0.173 −0.012 −6.49%
2010 0.185 +0 +0%
2009 0.185 +0.016 +9.47%
2008 0.169 −0.01 −5.59%
2007 0.179 +0.019 +11.88%
2006 0.16 −0.025 −13.51%
2005 0.185 −0.001 −0.54%
2004 0.186 +0.014 +8.14%
2003 0.172 −0.014 −7.53%
2002 0.186 −0.008 −4.12%
2001 0.194 −0.029 −13%
2000 0.223 −0.014 −5.91%
1999 0.237 +0.008 +3.49%
1998 0.229 +0.002 +0.88%
1997 0.227 +0.011 +5.09%
1996 0.216 −0.01 −4.42%
1995 0.226 −0.008 −3.42%
1994 0.234 −0.025 −9.65%
1993 0.259 +0.069 +36.32%
1992 0.19 −0.001 −0.52%
1991 0.191 −0.016 −7.73%
1990 0.207 +0.008 +4.02%
1989 0.199 −0.002 −1%
1988 0.201 +0.011 +5.79%
1987 0.19 +0.016 +9.2%
1986 0.174 +0.003 +1.75%
1985 0.171 −0.014 −7.57%
1984 0.185 −0.006 −3.14%
1983 0.191 −0.001 −0.52%
1982 0.192 −0.004 −2.04%
1981 0.196 −0.009 −4.39%
1980 0.205 +0.007 +3.54%
1979 0.198 −0.014 −6.6%
1978 0.212 −0.008 −3.64%
1977 0.22 +0.009 +4.27%
1976 0.211 +0.001 +0.48%
1975 0.21 −0.01 −4.55%
1974 0.22 +0.006 +2.8%
1973 0.214 +0.006 +2.88%
1972 0.208 −0.012 −5.45%
1971 0.22 +0.001 +0.46%
1970 0.219 +0.016 +7.88%
1969 0.203 +0.005 +2.53%
1968 0.198 +0.014 +7.61%
1967 0.184 −0.002 −1.08%
1966 0.186 +0.004 +2.2%
1965 0.182 −0.017 −8.54%
1964 0.199 +0.021 +11.8%
1963 0.178 −0.003 −1.66%
1962 0.181 +0.012 +7.1%
1961 0.169 −0.005 −2.87%
1960 0.174 −0.001 −0.57%
1959 0.175 −0.004 −2.23%
1958 0.179 +0.016 +9.82%
1957 0.163 +0.001 +0.62%
1956 0.162 −0.002 −1.22%
1955 0.164 −0.015 −8.38%
1954 0.179 +0.016 +9.82%
1953 0.163 +0 +0%
1952 0.163 +0.005 +3.16%
1951 0.158 −0.004 −2.47%
1950 0.162 −0.091 −35.97%
1949 0.253 −0.009 −3.44%
1948 0.262 +0.014 +5.65%
1947 0.248 +0.001 +0.4%
1946 0.247 −0.035 −12.41%
1945 0.282 −0.022 −7.24%
1944 0.304 −0.03 −8.98%
1943 0.334 +0.019 +6.03%
1942 0.315 +0.047 +17.54%
1941 0.268 −0.003 −1.11%
1940 0.271 −0.034 −11.15%
1939 0.305 −0.115 −27.38%
1938 0.42 −0.049 −10.45%
1937 0.469 +0.068 +16.96%
1936 0.401 −0.007 −1.72%
1935 0.408 −0.012 −2.86%
1934 0.42 −0.05 −10.64%
1933 0.47 +0.147 +45.51%
1932 0.323 −0.021 −6.1%
1931 0.344 −0.046 −11.79%
1930 0.39 −0.045 −10.34%
1929 0.435 +0.071 +19.51%
1928 0.364 +0.021 +6.12%
1927 0.343 −0.007 −2%
1926 0.35 −0.041 −10.49%
1925 0.391 +0.086 +28.2%
1924 0.305 +0.029 +10.51%
1923 0.276 −0.02 −6.76%
1922 0.296 +0.029 +10.86%
1921 0.267 +0.021 +8.54%
1920 0.246 +0.007 +2.93%
1919 0.239 +0.008 +3.46%
1918 0.231 −0.026 −10.12%
1917 0.257 −0.001 −0.39%
1916 0.258 +0.006 +2.38%
1915 0.252 +0.019 +8.15%
1914 0.233 −0.009 −3.72%
1913 0.242 +0.016 +7.08%
1912 0.226 −0.019 −7.76%
1911 0.245 +0.023 +10.36%
1910 0.222 −0.021 −8.64%
1909 0.243 +0.002 +0.83%
1908 0.241 +0.088 +57.52%
1907 0.153 +0.065 +73.86%
1906 0.088 +0.009 +11.39%
1905 0.079 −0.014 −15.05%
1904 0.093 +0.025 +36.76%
1903 0.068 +0.003 +4.62%
1902 0.065 −0.006 −8.45%
1901 0.071 −0.001 −1.39%
1900 0.072 +0.009 +14.29%
1899 0.063 +0.015 +31.25%
1898 0.048 +0.018 +60%
1897 0.03 −0.011 −26.83%
1896 0.041 — —
1890 0.065 — —
1870 0.056 — —

South America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UY Uruguay 0.109 PY Paraguay 0.116 CO Colombia 0.12 BR Brazil 0.151 PE Peru 0.19 CL Chile 0.191 AR Argentina 0.215 EC Ecuador 0.24 BO Bolivia 0.3 VE Venezuela 0.724
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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