Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Peru
Peru: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0128 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru stood at 0.0128 ha per person.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.014 ha per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 ha per person, in 1980.
Peru ranks 31st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0084 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 ha per person | +24.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0083 ha per person | +40.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0104 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0106 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0083 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.008 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0085 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0078 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0059 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 1981 | 0.009 ha per person | +53.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0102 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.008 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 ha per person | +39.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0104 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0099 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.007 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.01 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0105 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0127 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.014 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0134 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0133 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0128 ha per person | +3.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0128 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0128 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0128 ha 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru was 0.0128 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 ha per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 ha per person in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — 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.