Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.902 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru is 0.902 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4755 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
Peru ranks 116th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5619 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5827 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5664 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6107 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6073 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6312 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6538 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5539 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6459 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6774 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.676 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6556 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6379 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6311 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6299 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6612 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.663 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5926 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6143 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4999 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6019 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6315 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6058 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6704 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6139 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6422 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7204 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7458 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7553 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5338 ha per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5883 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4755 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5833 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6462 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6307 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6946 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7326 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8081 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.853 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9003 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9008 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8905 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8896 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8194 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9073 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9018 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9039 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9575 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9758 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9253 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9834 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9446 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9525 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9751 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9447 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9265 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9437 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9436 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.902 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6015 ha per square kilometre | 0.5539 ha per square kilometre | 0.6538 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6439 ha per square kilometre | 0.5926 ha per square kilometre | 0.6774 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6487 ha per square kilometre | 0.4999 ha per square kilometre | 0.7553 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6546 ha per square kilometre | 0.4755 ha per square kilometre | 0.853 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9078 ha per square kilometre | 0.8194 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9683 ha per square kilometre | 0.9253 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.929 ha per square kilometre | 0.902 ha per square kilometre | 0.9437 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.902 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4755 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 116th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.