Share of primary energy from oil in Peru
Peru: Share of primary energy from oil was 50.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
50.3%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
22nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
88.4%
in 1966
All-time low
45.8%
in 2020
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil 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 oil in Peru stood at 50.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Peru peaked at 88.4% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2020.
That places Peru 22nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 86.6% | — |
| 1966 | 88.4% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 87.4% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 86.1% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 83.5% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 81.1% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 82.7% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 83.2% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 82.2% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 81.0% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 79.9% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 79.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 50.3% | +6.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 50.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Peru's 50.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.4%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.3% | 86.1% | 88.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 83.3% | 81.1% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 79.7% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.1% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 58.8% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 50.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 45.8% | 50.3% | 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 oil in Peru?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Peru was 50.3% 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 oil recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1966.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.