Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Peru
Peru: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Peru is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Peru peaked at 2.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
That places Peru 78th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +121.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -42.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +6.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +121.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Peru?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Peru was 1.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Peru ranks 78th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.