Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2461 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2461 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
40th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.2681 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.1055 ha per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru is 0.2461 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.2681 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1055 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Peru 40th out of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1838 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1808 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1962 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1989 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2124 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.196 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1970 | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2117 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2117 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2091 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1975 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1928 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1931 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1891 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1641 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.175 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1353 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1368 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.145 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.166 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1845 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1502 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1892 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1793 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1942 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.21 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2128 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.183 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2016 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1928 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2063 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2038 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2095 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2176 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2206 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2316 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2439 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2478 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2487 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2465 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2425 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2522 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2603 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2597 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2681 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2461 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2461 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2461 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1988 ha per square kilometre | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.206 ha per square kilometre | 0.1891 ha per square kilometre | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.158 ha per square kilometre | 0.1353 ha per square kilometre | 0.1845 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1635 ha per square kilometre | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | 0.2128 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2069 ha per square kilometre | 0.183 ha per square kilometre | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2457 ha per square kilometre | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2585 ha per square kilometre | 0.2461 ha per square kilometre | 0.2681 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 37 Switzerland 0.2709 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 0.2544 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Austria 0.2499 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Lesotho 0.2453 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Eswatini 0.2407 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Lithuania 0.2353 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.2461 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2681 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1055 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.