Share of electricity generation from gas in Peru
Peru: Share of electricity generation from gas was 36.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from gas in Peru stood at 36.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Peru peaked at 45.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +66.9% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +85.7% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 36.1% | -7.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 36.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 | +85.7% | 9.6% | 17.8% |
| 2004 | +66.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 4.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 34.1% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 35.2% | 45.1% | 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 gas in Peru?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Peru was 36.1% 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 gas recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Peru ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 gas. 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.