Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Peru
Peru: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0099 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru stood at 0.0099 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0237 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 ha per person, in 1992.
Peru ranks 4th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0225 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0213 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0208 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0229 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0214 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.021 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0218 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0196 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0231 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0237 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0196 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0191 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0184 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0179 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0164 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0161 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0153 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.015 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0143 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0121 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0126 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0121 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0091 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0096 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0103 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0112 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0059 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 ha per person | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.01 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.01 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0099 ha per person | +5.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0099 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 8.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0099 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 21.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0216 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0176 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 0.0237 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru was 0.0099 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0237 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Potatoes — 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.