Country area — Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0038 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0038 1000 ha per person for country area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0123 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Peru 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0119 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 1000 ha per person | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 83,546 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Peru?
- Country area — area, per capita in Peru was 0.0038 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.