Barley — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Barley — Area harvested was 119,255 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Peru stood at 119,255 ha.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Peru peaked at 198,446 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 75,098 ha, in 1990.
That places Peru 44th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 198,446 ha | — |
| 1962 | 192,515 ha | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 192,200 ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 179,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 176,190 ha | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 178,250 ha | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 185,120 ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 173,470 ha | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 181,703 ha | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 186,330 ha | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 182,790 ha | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 180,795 ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 172,335 ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 169,335 ha | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 162,915 ha | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 162,590 ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 169,720 ha | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 151,542 ha | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 152,590 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 109,925 ha | -28.0% |
| 1981 | 118,125 ha | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 114,822 ha | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 105,755 ha | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 108,669 ha | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 117,082 ha | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 104,513 ha | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 110,574 ha | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 123,696 ha | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 120,215 ha | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 75,098 ha | -37.5% |
| 1991 | 113,401 ha | +51.0% |
| 1992 | 81,766 ha | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 101,171 ha | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 112,550 ha | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 114,804 ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 128,561 ha | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 129,512 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 146,313 ha | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 142,660 ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 155,584 ha | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 153,833 ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 154,179 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 151,076 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 143,118 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 150,716 ha | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 149,913 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 143,062 ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 146,928 ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 156,753 ha | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 154,005 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 148,062 ha | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 151,176 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 154,127 ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 150,826 ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 145,837 ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 132,564 ha | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 133,144 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 134,343 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 132,564 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 125,757 ha | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 126,989 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 124,602 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 109,269 ha | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 119,255 ha | +9.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 119,255 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,213 ha, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 119,255 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 117,088 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +51.0% | 75,098 ha | 113,401 ha |
| 1990 | -37.5% | 120,215 ha | 75,098 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184,144 ha | 173,470 ha | 198,446 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 169,094 ha | 151,542 ha | 186,330 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,338 ha | 104,513 ha | 123,696 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,584 ha | 75,098 ha | 146,313 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 150,516 ha | 143,062 ha | 156,753 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,665 ha | 132,564 ha | 154,127 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,174 ha | 109,269 ha | 126,989 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Peru?
- Barley — area harvested in Peru was 119,255 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 198,446 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,098 ha in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for barley — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.