Emissions of air pollutants in Peru
Peru: Emissions of air pollutants was 319,740 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
319,740 tonnes
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
54th
of 220 countries
All-time high
354,428 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
254.48 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Peru, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Peru is 319,740 tonnes, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Peru peaked at 354,428 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 254.48 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Peru 54th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 254.48 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 255.78 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 257.07 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 258.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 259.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 260.96 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 262.25 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 263.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 264.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 266.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 267.43 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 268.79 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 270.15 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 271.5 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 272.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 274.22 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 275.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 276.93 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 278.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 279.64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 281 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 282.42 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 283.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 285.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 286.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 288.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 289.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 290.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 292.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 293.78 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 295.2 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 296.69 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 298.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 299.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 301.15 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 302.63 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 304.12 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 305.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 307.09 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 308.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 310.06 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 311.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 313.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 314.73 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 316.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 317.83 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 319.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 320.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 322.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 324.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 325.59 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 328.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 330.46 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 332.9 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 335.35 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 337.81 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 340.27 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 342.73 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 345.21 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 347.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 350.19 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 352.78 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 355.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 357.98 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 360.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 363.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 365.81 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 368.45 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 371.09 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 373.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 376.39 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 383.32 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1822 | 390.27 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1823 | 397.25 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1824 | 404.25 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1825 | 411.27 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1826 | 418.31 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1827 | 425.39 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1828 | 432.49 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1829 | 439.61 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 446.77 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1831 | 454.04 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1832 | 461.34 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1833 | 468.67 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1834 | 476.02 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1835 | 483.4 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1836 | 490.78 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1837 | 498.21 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1838 | 505.66 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1839 | 513.14 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1840 | 520.64 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1841 | 529.09 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1842 | 537.56 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1843 | 546.06 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1844 | 554.58 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 563.12 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1846 | 571.7 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1847 | 580.32 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1848 | 588.96 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1849 | 597.63 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 602.82 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 614.98 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1852 | 627.2 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1853 | 639.47 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1854 | 651.81 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1855 | 664.18 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1856 | 678.11 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1857 | 690.95 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1858 | 703.86 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1859 | 717.05 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1860 | 730.32 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1861 | 746.88 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1862 | 763.54 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 780.34 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1864 | 797.26 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1865 | 814.27 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 832.81 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1867 | 851.55 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1868 | 870.38 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1869 | 889.36 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 908.47 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1871 | 933.51 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 958.71 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 984.08 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1874 | 1,010 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1875 | 1,035 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1876 | 1,064 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 1,093 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 1,122 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1879 | 1,151 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1880 | 1,180 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1881 | 1,226 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1882 | 1,273 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1883 | 1,319 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1884 | 1,403 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1885 | 1,450 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1886 | 1,538 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1887 | 1,590 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1888 | 1,644 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 1,698 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 1,788 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1891 | 2,209 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 1892 | 2,447 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1893 | 2,319 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1894 | 2,302 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 2,358 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 2,422 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1897 | 2,487 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1898 | 2,821 tonnes | +13.4% |
| 1899 | 3,206 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1900 | 3,700 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1901 | 3,829 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1902 | 3,475 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1903 | 3,935 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1904 | 4,245 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1905 | 4,773 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1906 | 5,546 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1907 | 7,182 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1908 | 8,791 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1909 | 11,042 tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1910 | 10,358 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1911 | 11,488 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1912 | 12,421 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1913 | 13,766 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1914 | 13,397 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1915 | 16,734 tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1916 | 17,300 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1917 | 17,378 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 17,314 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 18,123 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1920 | 19,476 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1921 | 23,031 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1922 | 29,357 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 1923 | 30,713 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1924 | 39,242 tonnes | +27.8% |
| 1925 | 51,268 tonnes | +30.6% |
| 1926 | 51,824 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 53,075 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 61,748 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1929 | 79,397 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1930 | 67,834 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1931 | 55,429 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1932 | 52,897 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1933 | 77,172 tonnes | +45.9% |
| 1934 | 78,188 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 79,656 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 82,082 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1937 | 94,462 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1938 | 87,166 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1939 | 66,397 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1940 | 60,922 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1941 | 60,542 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1942 | 68,100 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1943 | 73,028 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1944 | 72,287 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 70,237 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1946 | 63,868 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1947 | 64,844 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 69,033 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 70,896 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 51,482 tonnes | -27.4% |
| 1951 | 53,830 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 57,179 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1953 | 60,082 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 66,423 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1955 | 65,835 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 67,173 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 70,524 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 74,365 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 73,858 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 81,661 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1961 | 84,513 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 95,258 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 97,152 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 110,361 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 106,671 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 114,080 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 116,325 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 121,266 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 124,421 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 132,946 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 138,727 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 142,835 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 154,001 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 155,130 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 164,227 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 165,667 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 162,346 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 162,003 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 168,052 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 183,786 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 194,765 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 186,416 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 165,432 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 171,379 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 164,262 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 169,752 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 184,722 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 183,647 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 167,575 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 169,682 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 157,182 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 166,836 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 173,262 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 187,787 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 202,423 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 218,280 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 217,404 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 218,201 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 232,223 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 222,981 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 203,749 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 203,777 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 206,723 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 233,353 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 220,473 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 207,543 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 206,668 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 238,111 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 258,234 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 277,270 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 292,784 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 288,307 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 293,776 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 290,814 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 296,069 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 317,754 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 343,135 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 346,604 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 354,428 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 279,581 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 303,656 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 319,740 tonnes | +5.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 319,740 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 3.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 319,740 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155 tonnes, 5.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | +45.9% | 52,897 tonnes | 77,172 tonnes |
| 1925 | +30.6% | 39,242 tonnes | 51,268 tonnes |
| 1950 | -27.4% | 70,896 tonnes | 51,482 tonnes |
| 1907 | +29.5% | 5,546 tonnes | 7,182 tonnes |
| 1929 | +28.6% | 61,748 tonnes | 79,397 tonnes |
| 1924 | +27.8% | 30,713 tonnes | 39,242 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 260.31 tonnes | 254.48 tonnes | 266.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 273.54 tonnes | 267.43 tonnes | 279.64 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 287.39 tonnes | 281 tonnes | 293.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 301.89 tonnes | 295.2 tonnes | 308.57 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 317.05 tonnes | 310.06 tonnes | 324.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 336.6 tonnes | 325.59 tonnes | 347.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 361.92 tonnes | 350.19 tonnes | 373.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 407.86 tonnes | 376.39 tonnes | 439.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 479.8 tonnes | 446.77 tonnes | 513.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 558.96 tonnes | 520.64 tonnes | 597.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 659.04 tonnes | 602.82 tonnes | 717.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 807.67 tonnes | 730.32 tonnes | 889.36 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,026 tonnes | 908.47 tonnes | 1,151 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,432 tonnes | 1,180 tonnes | 1,698 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,436 tonnes | 1,788 tonnes | 3,206 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 5,652 tonnes | 3,475 tonnes | 11,042 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 14,828 tonnes | 10,358 tonnes | 18,123 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 43,913 tonnes | 19,476 tonnes | 79,397 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 74,128 tonnes | 52,897 tonnes | 94,462 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 67,376 tonnes | 60,542 tonnes | 73,028 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 64,075 tonnes | 51,482 tonnes | 74,365 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 105,171 tonnes | 81,661 tonnes | 124,421 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 154,593 tonnes | 132,946 tonnes | 168,052 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,174 tonnes | 164,262 tonnes | 194,765 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 194,328 tonnes | 157,182 tonnes | 232,223 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,161 tonnes | 203,749 tonnes | 258,234 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 310,094 tonnes | 277,270 tonnes | 354,428 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,992 tonnes | 279,581 tonnes | 319,740 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Peru?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Peru was 319,740 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 354,428 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 254.48 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Peru rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Peru ranks 54th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.