Share of electricity generation from oil in Peru
Peru: Share of electricity generation from oil was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from oil 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 oil in Peru stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.6% on the previous year and down 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Peru peaked at 13.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
That places Peru 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +49.2% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -50.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -51.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +101.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -60.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +45.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -65.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -54.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +48.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -69.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 6% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.6%, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 3.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 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 oil in Peru?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Peru was 0.2% 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 oil recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Peru ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.7%. 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.