Corn: Yield gap in Peru
Peru: Corn: Yield gap was 3.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 3.98 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Peru peaked at 5.23 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.98 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Peru 20th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.98 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.98 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Peru?
- Corn: yield gap in Peru was 3.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for corn: yield gap?
- Peru ranks 20th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.