Coal production in Peru
Peru: Coal production was 15.29 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
15.29 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 38.3%
World rank
38th
of 220 countries
All-time high
15.29 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1902
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production in Peru, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Peru recorded 15.29 terawatt-hours for coal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 125 years on record.
The figure is up 38.3% on the previous year and up 672.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Peru peaked at 15.29 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1902.
That places Peru 38th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Peru, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.3908 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0.3663 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1903 | 0.3012 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0.4885 terawatt-hours | +62.2% |
| 1905 | 0.6106 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 1906 | 0.6513 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 1907 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | +132.5% |
| 1908 | 2.53 terawatt-hours | +67.2% |
| 1909 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 1910 | 2.5 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 1911 | 2.78 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 1912 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | -18.4% |
| 1913 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1914 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1915 | 2.37 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1916 | 2.6 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1917 | 2.88 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 1918 | 2.82 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 3.08 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1921 | 2.91 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 1922 | 2.47 terawatt-hours | -15.1% |
| 1923 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | -16.5% |
| 1924 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | -39.1% |
| 1925 | 0.8304 terawatt-hours | -33.8% |
| 1926 | 1.39 terawatt-hours | +67.6% |
| 1927 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1928 | 1.61 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 1929 | 1.8 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 1930 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 1931 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | -29.9% |
| 1932 | 0.2117 terawatt-hours | -81.6% |
| 1933 | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1934 | 0.2849 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 1935 | 0.692 terawatt-hours | +142.9% |
| 1936 | 0.7327 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1937 | 0.806 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 1938 | 0.6106 terawatt-hours | -24.2% |
| 1939 | 0.8792 terawatt-hours | +44.0% |
| 1940 | 0.9199 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 1941 | 0.9525 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1942 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 1943 | 1.52 terawatt-hours | +25.5% |
| 1944 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 1945 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 1946 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 1947 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 1948 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 1949 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 1950 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 1951 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 1952 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 1953 | 1.71 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1954 | 1.68 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | -34.0% |
| 1956 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1957 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | +58.2% |
| 1959 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | -22.4% |
| 1960 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 1961 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 1.33 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | -19.6% |
| 1964 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 1966 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8385 terawatt-hours | -34.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8467 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0814 terawatt-hours | -90.4% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1872 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0.1791 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1872 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2279 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.416 terawatt-hours | +70.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9012 terawatt-hours | +116.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7054 terawatt-hours | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9006 terawatt-hours | +27.7% |
| 1984 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8329 terawatt-hours | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5741 terawatt-hours | -31.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7712 terawatt-hours | +34.3% |
| 1993 | 0.712 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6341 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4406 terawatt-hours | -30.5% |
| 1996 | 0.497 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1885 terawatt-hours | -62.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1714 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1799 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1371 terawatt-hours | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1628 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1885 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1371 terawatt-hours | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1885 terawatt-hours | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3685 terawatt-hours | +95.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9169 terawatt-hours | +148.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9597 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.98 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.16 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.39 terawatt-hours | +47.0% |
| 2018 | 4.88 terawatt-hours | +44.0% |
| 2019 | 5.41 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.91 terawatt-hours | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 3.69 terawatt-hours | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -69.1% |
| 2023 | 11.05 terawatt-hours | +868.0% |
| 2024 | 15.29 terawatt-hours | +38.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +868.0% | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 11.05 terawatt-hours |
| 2006 | +148.8% | 0.3685 terawatt-hours | 0.9169 terawatt-hours |
| 1935 | +142.9% | 0.2849 terawatt-hours | 0.692 terawatt-hours |
| 1907 | +132.5% | 0.6513 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.972 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | 2.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 0.8304 terawatt-hours | 3.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7245 terawatt-hours | 0.2117 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 0.9199 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4062 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 terawatt-hours | 0.416 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5002 terawatt-hours | 0.1714 terawatt-hours | 0.8329 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.548 terawatt-hours | 0.1371 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 5.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 15.29 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Peru?
- Coal production in Peru was 15.29 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 15.29 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1902.
- How does Peru rank for coal production?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 672.3%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.