Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Peru
Peru: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.4625 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Peru is 0.4625 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Peru peaked at 1.45 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4625 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Peru 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.45 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.44 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.32 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.29 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.25 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.22 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.12 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.09 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.06 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9896 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9716 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9543 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9361 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9181 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9001 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8818 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8632 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8449 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8269 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8112 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7951 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7798 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7654 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7519 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.732 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7135 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6931 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6719 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6591 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6469 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6341 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6231 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.614 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6066 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6044 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5954 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5882 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5831 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5775 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5724 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5689 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5659 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5634 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5611 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5578 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5553 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5473 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5389 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5273 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5206 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.517 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5022 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4943 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4886 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.484 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4774 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4729 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4675 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4625 hectares per person | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4625 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1785 hectares per person, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4625 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1039 hectares per person, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.9361 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8386 hectares per person | 0.7654 hectares per person | 0.9181 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.674 hectares per person | 0.614 hectares per person | 0.7519 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5826 hectares per person | 0.5634 hectares per person | 0.6066 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5322 hectares per person | 0.4943 hectares per person | 0.5611 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4755 hectares per person | 0.4625 hectares per person | 0.4886 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More environment data for Peru
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0463 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 69.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Peru?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Peru was 0.4625 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4625 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Peru ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- 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
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.