Total electricity output in Peru

Peru: Total electricity output was 48,251 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
48,251 GWh
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
56th
of 230 countries
All-time high
48,251 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
13,122 GWh
in 1992
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Peru, 1990–2015

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200220151990: 13.8k GWh1991: 14.5k GWh1992: 13.1k GWh1993: 14.8k GWh1994: 15.9k GWh1995: 16.1k GWh1996: 17.3k GWh1997: 17.9k GWh1998: 18.6k GWh1999: 19.0k GWh2000: 19.9k GWh2001: 20.8k GWh2002: 22.0k GWh2003: 22.9k GWh2004: 24.3k GWh2005: 25.5k GWh2006: 27.4k GWh2007: 29.9k GWh2008: 32.4k GWh2009: 32.9k GWh2010: 35.9k GWh2011: 39.2k GWh2012: 40.0k GWh2013: 43.5k GWh2014: 45.7k GWh2015: 48.3k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

In 2015, total electricity output in Peru stood at 48,251 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Peru peaked at 48,251 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,122 GWh, in 1992.

That places Peru 56th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Total electricity output in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Peru, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 13,808 GWh
1991 14,482 GWh +4.9%
1992 13,122 GWh -9.4%
1993 14,808 GWh +12.8%
1994 15,866 GWh +7.1%
1995 16,144 GWh +1.8%
1996 17,272 GWh +7.0%
1997 17,947 GWh +3.9%
1998 18,575 GWh +3.5%
1999 19,040 GWh +2.5%
2000 19,914 GWh +4.6%
2001 20,778 GWh +4.3%
2002 21,983 GWh +5.8%
2003 22,924 GWh +4.3%
2004 24,255 GWh +5.8%
2005 25,499 GWh +5.1%
2006 27,358 GWh +7.3%
2007 29,931 GWh +9.4%
2008 32,430 GWh +8.3%
2009 32,929 GWh +1.5%
2010 35,890 GWh +9.0%
2011 39,223 GWh +9.3%
2012 39,969 GWh +1.9%
2013 43,506 GWh +8.8%
2014 45,726 GWh +5.1%
2015 48,251 GWh +5.5%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 48,251 GWh is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 3.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 48,251 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 10.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,106 GWh 13,122 GWh 19,040 GWh 10
2000s 25,800 GWh 19,914 GWh 32,929 GWh 10
2010s 42,094 GWh 35,890 GWh 48,251 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 53 Portugal 51,281 GWh compare
  2. 54 Singapore 50,415 GWh compare
  3. 55 Bulgaria 48,742 GWh compare
  4. 57 New Zealand 44,205 GWh compare
  5. 58 Qatar 41,499 GWh compare
  6. 59 Hong Kong 38,030 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Peru?
Total electricity output in Peru was 48,251 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 48,251 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 13,122 GWh in 1992.
How does Peru rank for total electricity output?
Peru ranks 56th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants