Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.355 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.355 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
81st
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.4023 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.198 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru is 0.355 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.4023 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.198 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Peru 81st out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.198 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2143 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2131 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.271 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2675 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2773 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2831 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2431 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2878 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2985 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2992 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2865 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2844 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2833 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3011 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3054 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2741 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2899 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2436 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2667 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2954 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2879 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3064 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2897 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3354 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3544 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3617 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3784 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2527 ha per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2683 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2154 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2789 ha per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2711 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2852 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3133 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3254 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3474 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3582 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.402 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3956 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3776 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3807 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3687 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3654 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3768 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3899 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4023 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3884 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3716 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3953 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3993 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3782 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4014 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3534 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3488 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3585 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3534 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3402 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.347 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3605 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.355 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.355 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.355 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2506 ha per square kilometre | 0.198 ha per square kilometre | 0.2878 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2915 ha per square kilometre | 0.2741 ha per square kilometre | 0.3054 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.312 ha per square kilometre | 0.2436 ha per square kilometre | 0.3784 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2916 ha per square kilometre | 0.2154 ha per square kilometre | 0.3582 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.381 ha per square kilometre | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | 0.4023 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3748 ha per square kilometre | 0.3488 ha per square kilometre | 0.4014 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | 0.3402 ha per square kilometre | 0.3605 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 78 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Switzerland 0.3967 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Colombia 0.3853 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 0.3462 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Panama 0.2881 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Chad 0.2546 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.355 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4023 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 81st out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.