Barley yields in Peru
Peru: Barley yields was 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.05 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
71st
of 105 countries
All-time high
2.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.8303 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Barley yields in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley yields in Peru is 2.05 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Peru peaked at 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8303 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Peru ranks 71st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley yields in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8653 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9315 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8408 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9007 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9121 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8689 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9011 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8911 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9131 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9196 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8614 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8546 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8614 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8903 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9693 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9601 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8303 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.946 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9969 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9539 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8416 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 1994 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.77 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +32.1% | 0.8416 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9694 tonnes per hectare | 0.8408 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8885 tonnes per hectare | 0.8546 tonnes per hectare | 0.9196 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9868 tonnes per hectare | 0.8303 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8416 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Peru?
- Barley yields in Peru was 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8303 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Peru rank for barley yields?
- Peru ranks 71st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.