Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Peru
Peru: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 52 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 52 % for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2021.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Peru peaked at 54.4 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.2 %, in 2001.
That places Peru 69th out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 44.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 45.4 % | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 46.1 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48 % | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 48.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 48.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 45.3 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 45.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 45.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 47 % | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 49.5 % | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 51.6 % | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 53 % | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 54.4 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.1 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 52 % | -2.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 52 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52 %, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 52 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.45 %, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.34 % | 44.2 % | 48.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1 % | 45.4 % | 54.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.55 % | 52 % | 53.1 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 66 Mauritania 55.3 % compare
- 67 Guatemala 54.7 % compare
- 68 El Salvador 54.1 % compare
- 70 Guinea-Bissau 50.7 % compare
- 71 Nicaragua 50.5 % compare
- 72 Spain 50.3 % compare
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Peru?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Peru was 52 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2 % in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Peru ranks 69th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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