Share of primary energy from coal in Peru
Peru: Share of primary energy from coal was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from coal in Peru, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from coal in Peru stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Peru peaked at 8.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1965.
That places Peru 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from coal in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.8% | — |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +68.8% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +36.1% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -23.8% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -24.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | +100.5% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +53.3% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +100.5% | 1.9% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Peru?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Peru was 2.2% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1965.
- How does Peru rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.