Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · 2023

Peru: smaller EDGAR inventory · 94 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Peru emitted 94 MtCO₂e (2.77 t per person, 0.39 t per $1K GDP) - transport led at 26% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 62%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Peru ranks #29 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #47 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that doesn't yet translate into a high per-person total.

#45 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#47 / 51
Per-capita rank
#29 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

C+
Emissions Performance Score
61/100
Peru · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions A+
2.77 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity C+
0.39 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share F
28%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend D
+147%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll PER · 2023 94 Mt · 2.77 t per person

Peru sits in the lower absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (94 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 94 Mt
  • PC 2.77 t
  • INT 0.39
  • RANK-A #45 / 51
  • RANK-P #47 / 51
  • RANK-I #29 / 51
  • SECTOR 26% Transport
  • GAS 62% Carbon
  • PHOTO New Zealand
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: New Zealand (85 Mt · Δ 10 Mt vs Peru)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Peru

1. Morocco1072. Belgium1073. Romania1064. Peru945. New Zealand85

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Peru's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total rose from 92.4 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 94.2 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +1.86 MtCO₂e (+2.0%).
  • Peru's transport total rose from 23.6 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 24.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +0.86 MtCO₂e (+3.6%).
  • Peru's methane total rose from 26 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 26.2 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +0.19 MtCO₂e (+0.7%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Peru ranks #29 / 51 by GDP intensity in 2023 but only #47 of 51 by per-capita emissions — a carbon-intensive economy that doesn't yet translate into a high per-person total. How we place countries.

Peru vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Peru's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

94 12th percentile more MtCO₂e than 12% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Peru 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Transport252. Agriculture243. Energy154. Industry145. Waste86. Buildings67. Fugitive emissions2
0%100%26%
Transport share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Peru emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

20406080100 197019771984199119982005201220192023 94.2
Reported annual emissions for Peru, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Peru 2023 gas inventory, methane-weighted

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide58.42. Methane26.23. Nitrous oxide8.44. Fluorinated gases1.2

Methane-heavy profile

Absolute inventory signature

Peru's absolute inventory is thin: 94 MtCO₂e lands in the lower Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≤256.77 Mt).

Peru's 2023 total of 94 MtCO₂e carries an unusually high methane share (28% of CO₂e). That pattern usually marks agriculture- and fuel-system methane alongside CO₂ from energy, not a CO₂-only industrial ledger. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #7 of 7 economies on a per-person basis.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for PER exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Latin America & Caribbean economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Peru (PER) is in the lower third of live EDGAR country mass (94 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Peru emit in 2023?

Peru's 2023 total is 94 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

How do Peru's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Peru ranks #45 of 51 by absolute total and #47 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #29.

Why is methane prominent in Peru's inventory?

Methane contributes about 28% of Peru's 2023 CO₂e total, above the rough one-sixth global average, which usually signals agriculture, waste, or fugitive fuel emissions in the EDGAR breakdown.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.