Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Peru
Peru: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1776 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Peru stood at 0.1776 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.2133 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 tonnes per person, in 1973.
Peru ranks 86th of 189 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.043 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0513 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0581 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0553 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -35.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +44.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0818 tonnes per person | +81.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0739 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0958 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0892 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0875 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0888 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0903 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.114 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0986 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1094 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1063 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1099 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1092 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1133 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0968 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0892 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0952 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.088 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1135 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.119 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1154 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1171 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1401 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1457 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1462 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1483 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1613 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1732 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.183 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2081 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2019 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2133 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2116 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1947 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1858 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1776 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.1776 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.1776 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0485 tonnes per person | 0.0377 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0569 tonnes per person | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 0.0818 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 0.0608 tonnes per person | 0.0958 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1009 tonnes per person | 0.0748 tonnes per person | 0.114 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1039 tonnes per person | 0.088 tonnes per person | 0.119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1721 tonnes per person | 0.1401 tonnes per person | 0.2133 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1924 tonnes per person | 0.1776 tonnes per person | 0.2116 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.1896 tonnes per person compare
- 84 Switzerland 0.1827 tonnes per person compare
- 85 Vanuatu 0.181 tonnes per person compare
- 87 Mauritania 0.1756 tonnes per person compare
- 88 Iraq 0.1724 tonnes per person compare
- 89 Colombia 0.1702 tonnes per person 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Peru?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Peru was 0.1776 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2133 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 tonnes per person in 1973.
- How does Peru rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Peru ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.