Crop yields in Peru
Peru: Crop yields was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop yields in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.78 tonnes per hectare for crop yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Peru peaked at 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.83 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Peru 93rd out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9518 tonnes per hectare | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9486 tonnes per hectare | 0.8823 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9394 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Peru?
- Crop yields in Peru was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crop yields recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Peru rank for crop yields?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.