Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Peru
Peru: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 14.14 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Peru stood at 14.14 %.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Peru peaked at 14.69 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.82 %, in 1961.
That places Peru 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.82 % | 11.82 % | 11.82 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.16 % | 11.82 % | 12.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.33 % | 12.79 % | 13.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.74 % | 13.52 % | 14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2 % | 13.91 % | 14.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.49 % | 14.21 % | 14.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2 % | 14.14 % | 14.21 % | 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 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Peru?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Peru was 14.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.69 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.82 % in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Peru ranks 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.