Agricultural land use in Peru
Peru: Agricultural land use was 24.39 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Peru recorded 24.39 million hectares for agricultural land use in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Peru peaked at 25.10 million hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.09 million hectares, in 1961.
Peru ranks 46th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.64 million hectares | 17.09 million hectares | 17.85 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.08 million hectares | 17.94 million hectares | 20.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.42 million hectares | 20.39 million hectares | 22.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.57 million hectares | 22.35 million hectares | 22.82 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.34 million hectares | 22.92 million hectares | 23.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.04 million hectares | 23.86 million hectares | 24.31 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.59 million hectares | 24.39 million hectares | 25.10 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Peru?
- Agricultural land use in Peru was 24.39 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 25.10 million hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for agricultural land use?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.