Per capita electricity generation by source in Peru
Peru: Per capita electricity generation by source was 0.2892 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita electricity generation by source in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita electricity generation by source in Peru stood at 0.2892 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita electricity generation by source in Peru peaked at 43.65 kilowatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
That places Peru 80th out of 207 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.
Per capita electricity generation by source in Peru, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.16 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 11.5 kilowatt-hours | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 28.58 kilowatt-hours | +148.6% |
| 2003 | 27.92 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.03 kilowatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 28.47 kilowatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 28.95 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 29.79 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.64 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 26.99 kilowatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 29.22 kilowatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 21.16 kilowatt-hours | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 43.65 kilowatt-hours | +106.3% |
| 2013 | 40.91 kilowatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 10.96 kilowatt-hours | -73.2% |
| 2015 | 13.46 kilowatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 32.07 kilowatt-hours | +138.3% |
| 2017 | 24.26 kilowatt-hours | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 4.08 kilowatt-hours | -83.2% |
| 2019 | 4.93 kilowatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 4.26 kilowatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 4.22 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.08 kilowatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 1.18 kilowatt-hours | -76.7% |
| 2024 | 0 kilowatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2892 kilowatt-hours | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9 kilowatt-hours | 11.5 kilowatt-hours | 33.03 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.47 kilowatt-hours | 4.08 kilowatt-hours | 43.65 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 5.08 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- 78 Belarus 2.22 kilowatt-hours compare
- 79 Afghanistan 0.7034 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Albania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Algeria 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Angola 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Armenia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Austria 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Bahrain 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Barbados 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Belgium 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Benin 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Bolivia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Cameroon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Congo 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Cote d'Ivoire 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Cuba 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Ecuador 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Egypt 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Estonia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Gabon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Georgia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Ghana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Guyana 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Iraq 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Jamaica 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Jordan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Kuwait 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Latvia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Libya 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Lithuania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Luxembourg 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Malawi 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Malta 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Moldova 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Mozambique 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Nigeria 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Norway 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Oman 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Portugal 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Saudi Arabia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Suriname 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Sweden 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Switzerland 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Syria 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Tanzania 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 Togo 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Tunisia 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 81 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Uruguay 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Venezuela 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours
- 81 Yemen 0 kilowatt-hours
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita electricity generation by source in Peru?
- Per capita electricity generation by source in Peru was 0.2892 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita electricity generation by source recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 43.65 kilowatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita electricity generation by source recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for per capita electricity generation by source?
- Peru ranks 80th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita electricity generation by source rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.