Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Peru: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
62nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.422 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.0357 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Peru, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Peru is 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 0.422 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Peru ranks 62nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0357 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0437 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0479 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0462 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0757 kilowatt-hours per person | +63.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0749 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1025 kilowatt-hours per person | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 0.108 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1203 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1251 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1273 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0961 kilowatt-hours per person | -24.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1075 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0894 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0927 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0951 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.094 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1038 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0857 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0667 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.071 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0942 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1039 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0999 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1085 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0765 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1453 kilowatt-hours per person | +89.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1393 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1435 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1733 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1785 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1836 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1876 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.202 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.18 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2754 kilowatt-hours per person | +52.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2464 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3335 kilowatt-hours per person | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3541 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3791 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3814 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3219 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.422 kilowatt-hours per person | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3738 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3337 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3252 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3246 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3435 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3434 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3357 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3094 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3255 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2782 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2466 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2523 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.181 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2351 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2504 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2183 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1985 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita 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 | +89.8% | 0.0765 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1453 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0498 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0357 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0757 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1044 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0749 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1273 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0923 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0667 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1085 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.161 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0765 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.202 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3421 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2464 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.422 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3084 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2466 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3435 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2146 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.181 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2504 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 59 Denmark 0.3614 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 60 Lithuania 0.3041 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 61 Oman 0.2491 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 63 Iran 0.2037 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 64 United Kingdom 0.1982 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 65 Argentina 0.1869 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Peru?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Peru was 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.422 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Peru rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 62nd out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.