Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Peru
Peru: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0135 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0135 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0304 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.012 ha per person, in 1992.
That places Peru 61st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0242 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0254 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0246 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0304 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0291 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0291 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0243 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1969 | 0.028 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0283 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.027 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0269 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0251 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0243 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0236 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0245 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0243 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0212 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0219 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.018 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0192 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0207 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0197 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0189 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0213 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.022 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.022 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0225 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0153 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.012 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 ha per person | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0145 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.015 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0162 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0165 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0175 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0177 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0168 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0174 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0162 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0161 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0138 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0134 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0135 ha per person | +0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0135 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0135 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -34.7% | 0.0225 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0272 ha per person | 0.0242 ha per person | 0.0304 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0247 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 0.0283 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0225 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0158 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Peru?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Peru was 0.0135 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0304 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.