Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3283 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3283 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
44th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3421 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0569 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.3283 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.3421 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0569 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Peru 44th out of 120 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.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0834 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1097 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0904 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.105 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0893 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1257 ha per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1413 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1839 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1506 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1259 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1793 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1713 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1667 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1443 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1301 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1871 ha per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1587 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1643 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1865 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2102 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2243 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2366 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2475 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2452 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2238 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2796 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2685 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2638 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2967 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3161 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3036 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2809 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3054 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3091 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2979 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3121 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.333 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3421 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3257 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3321 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3173 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3283 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.3283 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.3283 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2886 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0686 ha per square kilometre | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0996 ha per square kilometre | 0.0893 ha per square kilometre | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | 0.1839 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1688 ha per square kilometre | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2602 ha per square kilometre | 0.2238 ha per square kilometre | 0.3161 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3132 ha per square kilometre | 0.2809 ha per square kilometre | 0.3421 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3259 ha per square kilometre | 0.3173 ha per square kilometre | 0.3321 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 41 Mozambique 0.4652 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Paraguay 0.4295 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Cameroon 0.3327 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Suriname 0.3233 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Portugal 0.305 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Costa Rica 0.2905 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.3283 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3421 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0569 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Peru rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.