Potato yields in Peru
Peru: Potato yields was 19.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Peru stood at 19.51 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Peru peaked at 19.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.17 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Peru ranks 82nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.18 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.16 tonnes per hectare | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 11.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.33 tonnes per hectare | 11.49 tonnes per hectare | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.92 tonnes per hectare | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | 16.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | 16.56 tonnes per hectare | 19.51 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Peru?
- Potato yields in Peru was 19.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 19.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Peru rank for potato yields?
- Peru ranks 82nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.