Cropland — Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Peru stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Peru 82nd out of 185 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.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.0129 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.0202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Peru?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Peru was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 82nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.