Cropland — Area per capita in Peru
Peru: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Peru stood at 0.18 ha/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Peru peaked at 0.24 ha/cap in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.17 ha/cap, in 2019.
Peru ranks 101st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2133 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.231 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.224 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.206 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.185 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.188 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 — Share in Agricultural land 16.12 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,917 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Peru?
- Cropland — area per capita in Peru was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 ha/cap in 1972.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Peru ranks 101st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.