Total electricity output in Peru
Peru: Total electricity output was 48,251 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Peru, 1990–2015
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 228 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 228 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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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants