Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Peru
Peru: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 16.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 16.12 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Peru peaked at 19.3 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.61 %, in 1966.
Peru ranks 173rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.82 % | 13.61 % | 14.16 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.6 % | 14.25 % | 17.44 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.78 % | 17.5 % | 18.04 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.72 % | 18.09 % | 19.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4 % | 16.62 % | 18.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.83 % | 15 % | 16.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.33 % | 16.07 % | 17.23 % | 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 — Area 3,917 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Peru?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Peru was 16.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.61 % in 1966.
- How does Peru rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Peru ranks 173rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.