Peru CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Peru emit in 2008?

Peru emitted 35.3 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.11% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Peru in 2008?

In 2008, Peru emitted 1.23 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 28806184.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 35.3 million tonnes emitted by Peru in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 21.42 0.74
Gas 7.43 0.26
Coal 3.39 0.12
Cement 2.94 0.1
Flaring 0.12 0.0

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