Methane emissions in Peru

Peru emitted 25.8 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Peru, 2024 25.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.7% 2023: 25.7 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 62nd of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Peru over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period PeruWorld
2024 25.8 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 25.7 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 25.4 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 25.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 24.5 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 24.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 24.4 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 24.2 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 24.2 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 24.2 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 24.2 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 24.0 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 23.9 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 23.7 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 23.3 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 23.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 22.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 22.2 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 22.0 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 22.1 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 21.5 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 21.8 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 21.4 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 21.2 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 21.2 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 25.7 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 24.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +6.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Peru has the 62nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Peru
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database