Potatoes — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Potatoes — Area harvested was 337,281 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Peru stood at 337,281 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Peru peaked at 343,143 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 135,048 ha, in 1992.
That places Peru 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 235,208 ha | — |
| 1962 | 229,750 ha | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 231,390 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 261,500 ha | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 251,120 ha | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 254,630 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 271,895 ha | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 250,850 ha | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 303,515 ha | +21.0% |
| 1970 | 320,050 ha | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 270,935 ha | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 270,935 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 267,685 ha | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 267,920 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 250,720 ha | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 252,810 ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 246,843 ha | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 247,191 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 242,003 ha | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 210,082 ha | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 224,053 ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 221,257 ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 173,216 ha | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 175,152 ha | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 185,631 ha | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 192,178 ha | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 212,434 ha | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 236,215 ha | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 192,309 ha | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 146,435 ha | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 182,919 ha | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 135,048 ha | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 177,871 ha | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 188,531 ha | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 242,130 ha | +28.4% |
| 1996 | 229,446 ha | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 248,546 ha | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 268,847 ha | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 272,405 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 284,671 ha | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 234,242 ha | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 270,893 ha | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 258,003 ha | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 246,771 ha | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 264,055 ha | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 260,847 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 268,160 ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 278,546 ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 282,356 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 289,873 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 296,440 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 312,227 ha | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 317,132 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 318,380 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 315,511 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 331,177 ha | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 310,400 ha | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 322,864 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 331,177 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 333,153 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 332,426 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 343,143 ha | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 314,946 ha | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 337,281 ha | +7.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 337,281 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,744 ha, 21.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 337,281 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,144 ha, 107.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 254,429 ha | 229,750 ha | 303,515 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 263,709 ha | 242,003 ha | 320,050 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 202,253 ha | 173,216 ha | 236,215 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 209,218 ha | 135,048 ha | 272,405 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,854 ha | 234,242 ha | 284,671 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,518 ha | 289,873 ha | 331,177 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 332,190 ha | 314,946 ha | 343,143 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 128,911 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 1.05 million ha compare
- 7 Bangladesh 456,979 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 90,519 ha compare
- 8 Pakistan 338,715 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 64,702 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 28,124 ha compare
- 10 Ethiopia 332,146 ha compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,254 ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 23,914 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 327,188 ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 22,430 ha compare
- 12 Yugoslav SFR 284,512 ha 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 in Peru?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Peru was 337,281 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 343,143 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,048 ha in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.