Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Peru
Peru: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.6636 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.6636 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Peru peaked at 1.64 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6625 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Peru 60th 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.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.64 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.63 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 1.6 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.6 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.55 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.52 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.47 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.43 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 1.39 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.33 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.3 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.31 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.29 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.27 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.25 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.23 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.21 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.19 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.17 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9986 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9828 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9678 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9467 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.927 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9055 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8832 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8668 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8512 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8352 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.821 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8089 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.799 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7946 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7837 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.775 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7684 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7617 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7555 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7511 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7473 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7441 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7411 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7368 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7332 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7267 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7196 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7209 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7034 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6996 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6872 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6693 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6773 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6866 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6625 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6687 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.666 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6636 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.9828 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8813 hectares per person | 0.8089 hectares per person | 0.9678 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.768 hectares per person | 0.7441 hectares per person | 0.799 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7138 hectares per person | 0.6693 hectares per person | 0.7411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6708 hectares per person | 0.6625 hectares per person | 0.6866 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 57 Estonia 0.7219 hectares per person compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 0.6926 hectares per person compare
- 59 North Macedonia 0.6876 hectares per person compare
- 61 Romania 0.6361 hectares per person compare
- 62 New Caledonia 0.6231 hectares per person compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 0.6223 hectares per person compare
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2012 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6858 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Peru?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Peru was 0.6636 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6625 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Peru ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area 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.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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
Agricultural area 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.