Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 1.22 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.22 million ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Peru peaked at 1.29 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 608,643 ha, in 1992.
That places Peru 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 719,295 ha | — |
| 1962 | 745,816 ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 724,960 ha | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 781,750 ha | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 777,380 ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 807,950 ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 836,815 ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 709,050 ha | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 826,697 ha | +16.6% |
| 1970 | 867,040 ha | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 865,290 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 839,220 ha | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 816,505 ha | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 807,755 ha | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 806,258 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 846,300 ha | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 848,608 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 758,571 ha | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 786,296 ha | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 639,839 ha | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 770,429 ha | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 808,350 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 775,425 ha | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 858,155 ha | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 785,823 ha | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 822,030 ha | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 922,102 ha | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 954,645 ha | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 966,781 ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 683,214 ha | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 753,078 ha | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 608,643 ha | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 746,619 ha | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 827,184 ha | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 807,244 ha | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 889,045 ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 937,700 ha | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million ha | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million ha | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million ha | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million ha | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million ha | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million ha | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million ha | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.22 million ha | +5.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.22 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.22 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 7.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 769,968 ha | 709,050 ha | 836,815 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 824,184 ha | 758,571 ha | 867,040 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 830,358 ha | 639,839 ha | 966,781 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 837,896 ha | 608,643 ha | 1.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million ha | 1.05 million ha | 1.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million ha | 1.18 million ha | 1.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million ha | 1.15 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Peru?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Peru was 1.22 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,643 ha in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Cereals, primary — 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.