Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 10,925 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Peru stood at 10,925 ha.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Peru peaked at 260,420 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 5,288 ha, in 2021.
Peru ranks 64th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 244,601 ha | — |
| 1962 | 254,547 ha | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 260,420 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 249,610 ha | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 241,535 ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 206,510 ha | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 183,755 ha | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 168,870 ha | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 171,620 ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 147,925 ha | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 142,040 ha | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 133,110 ha | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 139,770 ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 151,140 ha | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 136,670 ha | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 100,990 ha | -26.1% |
| 1977 | 112,437 ha | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 118,298 ha | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 137,419 ha | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 149,378 ha | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 158,079 ha | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 133,532 ha | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 86,566 ha | -35.2% |
| 1984 | 100,509 ha | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 159,420 ha | +58.6% |
| 1986 | 167,473 ha | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 121,547 ha | -27.4% |
| 1988 | 135,362 ha | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 172,630 ha | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 138,520 ha | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 117,800 ha | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 86,407 ha | -26.6% |
| 1993 | 66,748 ha | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 97,489 ha | +46.1% |
| 1995 | 123,879 ha | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 137,286 ha | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 91,478 ha | -33.4% |
| 1998 | 73,743 ha | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 78,966 ha | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 89,453 ha | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 68,866 ha | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 72,128 ha | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 67,922 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 89,033 ha | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 93,380 ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 91,927 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 89,578 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 70,667 ha | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 40,796 ha | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 28,123 ha | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 45,974 ha | +63.5% |
| 2012 | 50,875 ha | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 31,335 ha | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 31,621 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 27,095 ha | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 18,275 ha | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 8,330 ha | -54.4% |
| 2018 | 14,769 ha | +77.3% |
| 2019 | 19,044 ha | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 7,225 ha | -62.1% |
| 2021 | 5,288 ha | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 12,193 ha | +130.6% |
| 2023 | 13,602 ha | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 10,925 ha | -19.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10,925 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,010 ha, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Peru's 10,925 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,467 ha, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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 | +130.6% | 5,288 ha | 12,193 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220,163 ha | 168,870 ha | 260,420 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 131,980 ha | 100,990 ha | 151,140 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,450 ha | 86,566 ha | 172,630 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,232 ha | 66,748 ha | 138,520 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,375 ha | 40,796 ha | 93,380 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,544 ha | 8,330 ha | 50,875 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,847 ha | 5,288 ha | 13,602 ha | 5 |
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- 65 Zambia 10,367 ha compare
- 66 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,900 ha compare
- 67 Israel 7,896 ha 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Peru?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Peru was 10,925 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 260,420 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,288 ha in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 64th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.