Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Peru
Peru: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.78 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
93rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.83 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Peru stood at 1.78 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Peru peaked at 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.83 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Peru ranks 93rd of 126 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.
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9926 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9588 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.958 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9253 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.952 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9327 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9203 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8823 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8901 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9011 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9241 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9453 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.952 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9394 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +55.5% |
| 1993 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.78 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.78 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.75 tonnes per hectare, 65% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +55.5% | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9518 tonnes per hectare | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9486 tonnes per hectare | 0.8823 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9394 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 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 long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Peru?
- Long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Peru was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Peru rank for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.