Cropland per person over the long-term in Peru
Peru: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.2158 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2158 hectares per person
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
71st
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.2852 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.1765 hectares per person
in 2012
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Peru, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Peru is 0.2158 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Peru peaked at 0.2852 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.1765 hectares per person, in 2012.
That places Peru 71st out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Peru, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2852 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2809 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1200 | 0.2763 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1300 | 0.2715 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1400 | 0.2664 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1500 | 0.2609 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1600 | 0.255 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1700 | 0.2485 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1710 | 0.2478 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1720 | 0.2471 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1730 | 0.2463 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1740 | 0.2456 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 0.2449 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1760 | 0.2441 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1770 | 0.2434 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1780 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1790 | 0.2418 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1800 | 0.241 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1810 | 0.2402 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1820 | 0.2393 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1830 | 0.2385 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1840 | 0.2376 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1850 | 0.2367 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.2357 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.2348 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.2355 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.2408 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1900 | 0.2409 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2369 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.2335 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2294 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2232 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2046 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1951 | 0.2031 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.2016 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2003 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1989 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1975 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.196 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1946 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1931 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1915 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1897 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.189 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1971 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2371 hectares per person | +20.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2321 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2326 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2198 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2145 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2122 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2094 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2109 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2059 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2442 hectares per person | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2429 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2415 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.24 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2384 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2367 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.235 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2333 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2317 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2301 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2273 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2259 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2245 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2231 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2217 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2203 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.219 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2178 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2166 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2155 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2145 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2136 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2104 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2074 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2047 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2021 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1997 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1974 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1953 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1932 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1912 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1893 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1874 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1856 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1837 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1819 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1801 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1782 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1773 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1783 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1802 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1939 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1843 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1855 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1901 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1818 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1971 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2125 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1952 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2077 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2117 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2158 hectares per person | +1.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2158 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2158 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1063 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.2852 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2809 hectares per person | 0.2809 hectares per person | 0.2809 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2763 hectares per person | 0.2763 hectares per person | 0.2763 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2715 hectares per person | 0.2715 hectares per person | 0.2715 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2664 hectares per person | 0.2664 hectares per person | 0.2664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2609 hectares per person | 0.2609 hectares per person | 0.2609 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.255 hectares per person | 0.255 hectares per person | 0.255 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2485 hectares per person | 0.2485 hectares per person | 0.2485 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2478 hectares per person | 0.2478 hectares per person | 0.2478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2463 hectares per person | 0.2463 hectares per person | 0.2463 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2456 hectares per person | 0.2456 hectares per person | 0.2456 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2449 hectares per person | 0.2449 hectares per person | 0.2449 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2441 hectares per person | 0.2441 hectares per person | 0.2441 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2434 hectares per person | 0.2434 hectares per person | 0.2434 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2426 hectares per person | 0.2426 hectares per person | 0.2426 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2418 hectares per person | 0.2418 hectares per person | 0.2418 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.241 hectares per person | 0.241 hectares per person | 0.241 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.2402 hectares per person | 0.2402 hectares per person | 0.2402 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.2393 hectares per person | 0.2393 hectares per person | 0.2393 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.2385 hectares per person | 0.2385 hectares per person | 0.2385 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2376 hectares per person | 0.2376 hectares per person | 0.2376 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2357 hectares per person | 0.2357 hectares per person | 0.2357 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.2348 hectares per person | 0.2348 hectares per person | 0.2348 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2355 hectares per person | 0.2355 hectares per person | 0.2355 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2408 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2409 hectares per person | 0.2409 hectares per person | 0.2409 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2369 hectares per person | 0.2369 hectares per person | 0.2369 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2335 hectares per person | 0.2335 hectares per person | 0.2335 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2294 hectares per person | 0.2294 hectares per person | 0.2294 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2232 hectares per person | 0.2232 hectares per person | 0.2232 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1981 hectares per person | 0.1915 hectares per person | 0.2046 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2133 hectares per person | 0.189 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2329 hectares per person | 0.2059 hectares per person | 0.2442 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.219 hectares per person | 0.2317 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2102 hectares per person | 0.1997 hectares per person | 0.2178 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1885 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 0.1974 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1826 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.1939 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2067 hectares per person | 0.1952 hectares per person | 0.2158 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 68 Gabon 0.2184 hectares per person compare
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- 72 Greece 0.2118 hectares per person compare
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Peru?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Peru was 0.2158 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2852 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1765 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Peru ranks 71st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.