Agriculture — Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0007 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0016 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0007 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0007 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Peru 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 53 Burkina Faso 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
- 55 Estonia 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
- 57 Gabon 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
- 59 Armenia 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Peru?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Peru was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.