Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 28,604 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Peru stood at 28,604 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Peru peaked at 28,728 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,400 ha, in 1961.
Peru ranks 13th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 4,600 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 4,700 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 4,800 ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 5,100 ha | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 5,400 ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 5,600 ha | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 7,300 ha | +30.4% |
| 1970 | 6,193 ha | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 5,551 ha | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 5,869 ha | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 6,265 ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 6,560 ha | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 6,733 ha | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 6,718 ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7,821 ha | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 7,677 ha | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 7,952 ha | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 7,860 ha | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 8,241 ha | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 8,531 ha | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7,914 ha | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 9,812 ha | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 10,250 ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 11,557 ha | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 13,011 ha | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 15,528 ha | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 15,539 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 17,499 ha | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 17,540 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 18,052 ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 16,138 ha | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 21,303 ha | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 22,629 ha | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 22,461 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 22,549 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 24,117 ha | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 23,087 ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 23,363 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 21,003 ha | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 19,889 ha | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 21,158 ha | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 18,482 ha | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 20,869 ha | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 21,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 20,461 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 22,619 ha | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 20,010 ha | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 19,749 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 19,962 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 24,147 ha | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 25,140 ha | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 20,455 ha | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 21,401 ha | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 26,165 ha | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 26,284 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 26,638 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 26,955 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27,526 ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 27,873 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 28,357 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 28,728 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 28,604 ha | -0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 28,604 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,880 ha, 15.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 28,604 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,185 ha, 24.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,156 ha | 4,400 ha | 7,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,734 ha | 5,551 ha | 7,952 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,824 ha | 7,860 ha | 15,539 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,538 ha | 16,138 ha | 24,117 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,885 ha | 18,482 ha | 23,363 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,690 ha | 19,749 ha | 26,955 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,218 ha | 27,526 ha | 28,728 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 10 Colombia 44,689 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 34,289 ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 1,414 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,132 ha compare
- 12 Sudan 32,377 ha compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 455 ha compare
- 14 Italy 24,690 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 359 ha compare
- 15 Egypt 18,849 ha compare
- 15 Caribbean 52,769 ha compare
- 16 Thailand 16,153 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 lemons and limes — area harvested in Peru?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Peru was 28,604 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 28,728 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,400 ha in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 13th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 Lemons and limes — 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.