Agricultural land — Area in Peru
Peru: Agricultural land — Area was 24,299 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Peru stood at 24,299 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Peru peaked at 24,901 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,085 1000 ha, in 1961.
Peru ranks 50th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,643 1000 ha | 17,085 1000 ha | 17,848 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,080 1000 ha | 17,942 1000 ha | 20,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,415 1000 ha | 20,389 1000 ha | 22,441 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,572 1000 ha | 22,350 1000 ha | 22,823 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,344 1000 ha | 22,918 1000 ha | 23,770 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,077 1000 ha | 23,863 1000 ha | 24,314 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,470 1000 ha | 24,299 1000 ha | 24,901 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,580 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 521.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 74.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,102 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,280 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.12 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,917 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Peru?
- Agricultural land — area in Peru was 24,299 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 24,901 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,085 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for agricultural land — area?
- Peru ranks 50th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.