Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Peru is 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Peru 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 137 Maldives 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Montenegro 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 142 Samoa 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Algeria 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7405 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.