Share of electricity production by source in Peru
Peru: Share of electricity production by source was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
84th
of 210 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Share of electricity production by source 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 production by source in Peru stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Peru peaked at 3.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Peru 84th out of 210 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.
Share of electricity production by source in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +137.7% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +104.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -74.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +125.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -83.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -76.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- 85 Albania 0.0%
- 85 Algeria 0.0%
- 85 American Samoa 0.0%
- 85 Angola 0.0%
- 85 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 85 Armenia 0.0%
- 85 Aruba 0.0%
- 85 Austria 0.0% compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 85 Bahamas 0.0%
- 85 Bahrain 0.0%
- 85 Barbados 0.0%
- 85 Belgium 0.0% compare
- 85 Belize 0.0%
- 85 Benin 0.0%
- 85 Bermuda 0.0%
- 85 Bhutan 0.0%
- 85 Bolivia 0.0%
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 85 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 85 Burundi 0.0%
- 85 Cameroon 0.0%
- 85 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 85 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 85 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 85 Chad 0.0%
- 85 Comoros 0.0%
- 85 Congo 0.0%
- 85 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 85 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 85 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 85 Cuba 0.0%
- 85 Cyprus 0.0%
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0%
- 85 Djibouti 0.0%
- 85 Dominica 0.0%
- 85 East Timor 0.0%
- 85 Ecuador 0.0%
- 85 Egypt 0.0%
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 85 Eritrea 0.0%
- 85 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 85 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 85 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 85 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 85 Fiji 0.0%
- 85 French Polynesia 0.0%
- 85 Gabon 0.0%
- 85 Gambia 0.0%
- 85 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 85 Ghana 0.0%
- 85 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 85 Greenland 0.0%
- 85 Grenada 0.0%
- 85 Guam 0.0%
- 85 Guinea 0.0%
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 85 Guyana 0.0%
- 85 Haiti 0.0%
- 85 Iceland 0.0%
- 85 Iraq 0.0%
- 85 Jamaica 0.0%
- 85 Jordan 0.0%
- 85 Kenya 0.0%
- 85 Kiribati 0.0%
- 85 Kuwait 0.0%
- 85 Latvia 0.0%
- 85 Lebanon 0.0%
- 85 Lesotho 0.0%
- 85 Liberia 0.0%
- 85 Libya 0.0%
- 85 Lithuania 0.0%
- 85 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 85 Macao 0.0%
- 85 Malawi 0.0%
- 85 Maldives 0.0%
- 85 Mali 0.0%
- 85 Malta 0.0% compare
- 85 Mauritania 0.0%
- 85 Moldova 0.0%
- 85 Montserrat 0.0%
- 85 Mozambique 0.0%
- 85 Nauru 0.0%
- 85 Nepal 0.0%
- 85 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 85 Nigeria 0.0%
- 85 Norway 0.0% compare
- 85 Oman 0.0%
- 85 Palestine 0.0%
- 85 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 85 Paraguay 0.0%
- 85 Portugal 0.0% compare
- 85 Qatar 0.0%
- 85 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 85 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 85 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 85 Samoa 0.0%
- 85 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 85 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 85 Seychelles 0.0%
- 85 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 85 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 85 Somalia 0.0%
- 85 South Sudan 0.0%
- 85 Sudan 0.0%
- 85 Suriname 0.0%
- 85 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 85 Switzerland 0.0%
- 85 Syria 0.0%
- 85 Tanzania 0.0% compare
- 85 Togo 0.0%
- 85 Tonga 0.0%
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 85 Tunisia 0.0%
- 85 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 85 Uganda 0.0%
- 85 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 85 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 85 Uruguay 0.0%
- 85 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 85 Venezuela 0.0%
- 85 Western Sahara 0.0%
- 85 Yemen 0.0%
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- 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 production by source in Peru?
- Share of electricity production by source in Peru was 0.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. 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 production by source. 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.