Olives — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Olives — Area harvested was 20,521 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Olives — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for olives — area harvested in Peru is 20,521 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, olives — area harvested in Peru peaked at 28,533 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,342 ha, in 1968.
That places Peru 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Olives — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,255 ha | +41.8% |
| 1963 | 4,255 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,730 ha | -35.8% |
| 1965 | 2,370 ha | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 2,624 ha | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 2,664 ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 2,342 ha | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 2,505 ha | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 2,566 ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 2,754 ha | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 2,892 ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 3,171 ha | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 3,218 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3,307 ha | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3,458 ha | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 3,709 ha | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 4,264 ha | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 4,513 ha | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 4,729 ha | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 4,785 ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5,064 ha | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 5,426 ha | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 5,627 ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 5,334 ha | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 5,668 ha | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 5,688 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4,793 ha | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 5,679 ha | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 3,691 ha | -35.0% |
| 1991 | 5,769 ha | +56.3% |
| 1992 | 4,121 ha | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 5,835 ha | +41.6% |
| 1994 | 5,839 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6,144 ha | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 5,868 ha | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 5,848 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3,770 ha | -35.5% |
| 1999 | 3,909 ha | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6,418 ha | +64.2% |
| 2001 | 6,995 ha | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 7,231 ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 7,750 ha | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 8,030 ha | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 8,649 ha | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 9,652 ha | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 9,456 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10,415 ha | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 7,609 ha | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 11,438 ha | +50.3% |
| 2011 | 12,962 ha | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 13,228 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 16,444 ha | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 17,005 ha | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 17,226 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 17,119 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 21,185 ha | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 21,887 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 21,558 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 21,868 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 28,296 ha | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 26,579 ha | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 28,533 ha | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 20,521 ha | -28.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 20,521 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,115 ha, 2.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Peru's 20,521 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,842 ha, 3.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Olives — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +64.2% | 3,909 ha | 6,418 ha |
| 1991 | +56.3% | 3,691 ha | 5,769 ha |
| 2010 | +50.3% | 7,609 ha | 11,438 ha |
| 1964 | -35.8% | 4,255 ha | 2,730 ha |
| 1998 | -35.5% | 5,848 ha | 3,770 ha |
| 1990 | -35.0% | 5,679 ha | 3,691 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,972 ha | 2,342 ha | 4,255 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,385 ha | 2,566 ha | 4,513 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,279 ha | 4,729 ha | 5,688 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,079 ha | 3,691 ha | 6,144 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,220 ha | 6,418 ha | 10,415 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,005 ha | 11,438 ha | 21,887 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,159 ha | 20,521 ha | 28,533 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 olives — area harvested in Peru?
- Olives — area harvested in Peru was 20,521 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest olives — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 28,533 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest olives — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,342 ha in 1968.
- How does Peru rank for olives — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is olives — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Olives — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.