Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Peru
Peru: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0331 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Peru, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0331 units per person for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0638 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0294 units per person, in 2007.
That places Peru 30th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0447 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0472 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0401 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.043 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0423 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0417 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0434 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0445 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0427 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0404 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0416 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0387 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0337 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0335 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0391 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.035 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0638 units per person | +82.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0553 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0538 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0599 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0537 units per person | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0466 units per person | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0516 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0444 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0479 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0504 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0459 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0476 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0376 units per person | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0362 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0307 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0435 units per person | +41.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0428 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0435 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0471 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0464 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0443 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0412 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0434 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.044 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0425 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0458 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0442 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0429 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0436 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0294 units per person | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0356 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0348 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0368 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0355 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0391 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0369 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.036 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0355 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0362 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0335 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0343 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0331 units per person | -3.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0331 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0082 units per person, 4.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0331 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0082 units per person, 4.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +82.3% | 0.035 units per person | 0.0638 units per person |
| 1991 | +41.4% | 0.0307 units per person | 0.0435 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0454 units per person | 0.0335 units per person | 0.0638 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0462 units per person | 0.0362 units per person | 0.0537 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0427 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | 0.0471 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0402 units per person | 0.0294 units per person | 0.0458 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0362 units per person | 0.0335 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0338 units per person | 0.0331 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 3 |
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 sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Peru?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Peru was 0.0331 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0638 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 units per person in 2007.
- How does Peru rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Peru ranks 30th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.