Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Peru
Peru: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 11,000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Peru recorded 11,000 t for cotton lint, ginned — production in 2023.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Peru peaked at 148,977 t in 1962 and was at its lowest, 4,862 t, in 2021.
That places Peru 42nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Peru, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 134,253 t | — |
| 1962 | 148,977 t | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 148,925 t | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 138,946 t | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 131,154 t | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 120,561 t | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 89,868 t | -25.5% |
| 1968 | 101,000 t | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 89,000 t | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 91,913 t | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 86,551 t | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 74,100 t | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 77,700 t | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 81,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 87,900 t | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 54,300 t | -38.2% |
| 1977 | 57,200 t | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 65,500 t | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 80,500 t | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 84,600 t | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 94,060 t | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 84,500 t | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 34,700 t | -58.9% |
| 1984 | 66,800 t | +92.5% |
| 1985 | 95,900 t | +43.6% |
| 1986 | 100,200 t | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 66,800 t | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 93,200 t | +39.5% |
| 1989 | 103,200 t | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 78,000 t | -24.4% |
| 1991 | 61,000 t | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 35,000 t | -42.6% |
| 1993 | 31,000 t | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 55,880 t | +80.3% |
| 1995 | 72,282 t | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 89,523 t | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 48,598 t | -45.7% |
| 1998 | 31,751 t | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 48,000 t | +51.2% |
| 2000 | 51,250 t | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 45,000 t | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 42,000 t | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 45,533 t | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 62,560 t | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 69,100 t | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 71,100 t | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 62,000 t | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 36,000 t | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 24,000 t | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 24,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44,000 t | +83.3% |
| 2012 | 40,000 t | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 27,000 t | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 32,000 t | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 28,000 t | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 20,000 t | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 8,000 t | -60.0% |
| 2018 | 15,000 t | +87.5% |
| 2019 | 18,000 t | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6,200 t | -65.6% |
| 2021 | 4,862 t | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 13,000 t | +167.4% |
| 2023 | 11,000 t | -15.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 11,000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 986.42 t, 11.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Peru's 11,000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 437.77 t, 25.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint, ginned — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +167.4% | 4,862 t | 13,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122,520 t | 89,000 t | 148,977 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 75,666 t | 54,300 t | 91,913 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,396 t | 34,700 t | 103,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,103 t | 31,000 t | 89,523 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,854 t | 24,000 t | 71,100 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,600 t | 8,000 t | 44,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,765 t | 4,862 t | 13,000 t | 4 |
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 cotton lint, ginned — production in Peru?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Peru was 11,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 148,977 t in 1962.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,862 t in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Peru ranks 42nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.