Potatoes — Production, per capita in Peru
Peru: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.1923 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.1923 t per person for potatoes — production, per capita 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 — production, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.1923 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0437 t per person, in 1992.
That places Peru 5th out of 137 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 — Production, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1187 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1143 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1078 t per person | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.134 t per person | +24.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1333 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1239 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1375 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1192 t per person | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1409 t per person | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1429 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1422 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1206 t per person | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1175 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1152 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1069 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1061 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1003 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1026 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1001 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0871 t per person | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.103 t per person | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0943 t per person | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0704 t per person | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0757 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0792 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0824 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0829 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1001 t per person | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0785 t per person | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0524 t per person | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0646 t per person | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 t per person | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0638 t per person | +45.8% |
| 1994 | 0.074 t per person | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0973 t per person | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0931 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0951 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1022 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.117 t per person | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1231 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0998 t per person | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1209 t per person | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.114 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.108 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1171 t per person | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1147 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1187 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1253 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1303 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1311 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.139 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1514 t per person | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1533 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1562 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1545 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1746 t per person | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1525 t per person | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.161 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1661 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.168 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.172 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1806 t per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1612 t per person | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1923 t per person | +19.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.1923 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0355 t per person, 5.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.1923 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0099 t per person, 19.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1255 t per person | 0.1078 t per person | 0.1409 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1154 t per person | 0.1001 t per person | 0.1429 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0854 t per person | 0.0704 t per person | 0.103 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0803 t per person | 0.0437 t per person | 0.117 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1172 t per person | 0.0998 t per person | 0.1303 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.154 t per person | 0.1311 t per person | 0.1746 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1748 t per person | 0.1612 t per person | 0.1923 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 — production, per capita in Peru?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Peru was 0.1923 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1923 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0437 t per person in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.