Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Peru
Peru: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 118.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Peru recorded 118.87 for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Peru peaked at 118.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.02, in 1992.
Peru ranks 32nd of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.39 | — |
| 1962 | 70.63 | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 66.64 | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 82.82 | +24.3% |
| 1965 | 82.43 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 76.57 | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 85 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 73.69 | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 87.12 | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 88.34 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 87.91 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 74.54 | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 72.62 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 71.19 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 66.1 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 65.57 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 61.99 | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 63.45 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 61.88 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 53.84 | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 63.65 | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 58.31 | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 43.53 | -25.3% |
| 1984 | 46.82 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 48.98 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 50.93 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 51.27 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 61.89 | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 48.53 | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 32.4 | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 39.96 | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 27.02 | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 39.41 | +45.9% |
| 1994 | 45.74 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 60.13 | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 57.53 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 58.79 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 63.21 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 72.35 | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 76.11 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 61.68 | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 74.71 | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 70.46 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 66.76 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 72.37 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 70.9 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 73.41 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 77.43 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 80.55 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 81.07 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.91 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 93.61 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 94.76 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.58 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 95.49 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 107.93 | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 94.26 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 99.49 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 102.67 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 103.82 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 106.32 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 111.67 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 99.66 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 118.87 | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.59 | 66.64 | 87.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.36 | 61.88 | 88.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.77 | 43.53 | 63.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.65 | 27.02 | 72.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.44 | 61.68 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.18 | 81.07 | 107.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.07 | 99.66 | 118.87 | 5 |
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- 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 — gross per capita production index number in Peru?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Peru was 118.87 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 118.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.02 in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.