Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Peru
Peru: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 25.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 25.8% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Peru peaked at 41.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2023.
That places Peru 90th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.4% | — |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 31.7% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -1.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 25.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 25.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 31.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 33.1% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.0% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 25.8% | 31.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Peru?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Peru was 25.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Peru ranks 90th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).