Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Peru
Peru: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0018 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
75th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0024 Square kilometres per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0017 Square kilometres per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0018 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, in 2019.
Peru ranks 75th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +20.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0018 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0018 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 72 Zambia 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 73 Algeria 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 74 Tuvalu 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 76 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 77 Marshall Islands 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 78 Mozambique 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Peru?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Peru was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Peru ranks 75th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.