Linseed — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Linseed — Area harvested was 818 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, linseed — area harvested in Peru stood at 818 ha.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Peru peaked at 1,600 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Peru ranks 40th of 64 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.
Linseed — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 5 ha | — |
| 1970 | 30 ha | +500.0% |
| 1971 | 15 ha | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 75 ha | +400.0% |
| 1973 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 85 ha | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 60 ha | -29.4% |
| 1977 | 41 ha | -31.7% |
| 1978 | 36 ha | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 39 ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 114 ha | +192.3% |
| 1981 | 158 ha | +38.6% |
| 1982 | 109 ha | -31.0% |
| 1983 | 93 ha | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 83 ha | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 ha | — |
| 1990 | 0 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0 ha | — |
| 1992 | 0 ha | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha | — |
| 1997 | 233 ha | — |
| 1998 | 497 ha | +113.3% |
| 1999 | 588 ha | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 659 ha | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 532 ha | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 1,404 ha | +163.9% |
| 2003 | 1,583 ha | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 1,159 ha | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 1,010 ha | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 1,500 ha | +48.5% |
| 2007 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,133 ha | -29.2% |
| 2009 | 1,342 ha | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 1,174 ha | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1,052 ha | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 1,511 ha | +43.6% |
| 2013 | 1,346 ha | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 1,111 ha | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 883 ha | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 1,003 ha | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 1,308 ha | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 1,079 ha | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 1,142 ha | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,110 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 863 ha | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 816 ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 636 ha | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 818 ha | +28.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 818 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,435 ha, 18% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Peru's 818 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,637 ha, 31% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +500.0% | 5 ha | 30 ha |
| 1972 | +400.0% | 15 ha | 75 ha |
| 1980 | +192.3% | 39 ha | 114 ha |
| 2002 | +163.9% | 532 ha | 1,404 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5556 ha | 0 ha | 5 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.1 ha | 15 ha | 85 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.7 ha | 0 ha | 158 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 131.8 ha | 0 ha | 588 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,192 ha | 532 ha | 1,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,161 ha | 883 ha | 1,511 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 848.6 ha | 636 ha | 1,110 ha | 5 |
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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 linseed — area harvested in Peru?
- Linseed — area harvested in Peru was 818 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 Linseed — 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.