Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Peru
Peru: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Peru is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0014 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Peru ranks 48th of 176 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 5.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7405 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Peru?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Peru was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.