Rice — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Rice — Area harvested was 438,228 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Peru stood at 438,228 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Peru peaked at 438,228 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72,790 ha, in 1963.
That places Peru 26th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81,086 ha | — |
| 1962 | 90,791 ha | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 72,790 ha | -19.8% |
| 1964 | 82,200 ha | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 74,920 ha | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 95,875 ha | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 106,690 ha | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 75,975 ha | -28.8% |
| 1969 | 109,855 ha | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 140,395 ha | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 147,340 ha | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 118,055 ha | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 117,805 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 115,755 ha | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 122,480 ha | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 133,165 ha | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 134,356 ha | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 114,274 ha | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 131,445 ha | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 102,532 ha | -22.0% |
| 1981 | 160,874 ha | +56.9% |
| 1982 | 180,923 ha | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 190,498 ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 235,410 ha | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 192,711 ha | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 161,153 ha | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 229,465 ha | +42.4% |
| 1988 | 219,247 ha | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 213,313 ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 184,758 ha | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 158,348 ha | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 166,499 ha | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 177,527 ha | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 239,453 ha | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 203,196 ha | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 210,353 ha | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 238,713 ha | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 269,080 ha | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 312,736 ha | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 287,113 ha | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 302,800 ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 316,807 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 313,856 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 286,468 ha | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 357,883 ha | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 343,691 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 337,639 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 379,783 ha | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 404,614 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 388,659 ha | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 359,612 ha | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 390,919 ha | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 395,651 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 381,368 ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 399,501 ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 414,401 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 426,253 ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 437,938 ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 414,401 ha | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 416,910 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 425,109 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 406,092 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 420,266 ha | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 438,228 ha | +4.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 438,228 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,875 ha, 10.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 438,228 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50,796 ha, 8.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87,798 ha | 72,790 ha | 109,855 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 127,507 ha | 114,274 ha | 147,340 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 188,613 ha | 102,532 ha | 235,410 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 216,066 ha | 158,348 ha | 312,736 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 333,065 ha | 286,468 ha | 404,614 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 400,870 ha | 359,612 ha | 437,938 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 421,321 ha | 406,092 ha | 438,228 ha | 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 in Peru?
- Rice — area harvested in Peru was 438,228 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 438,228 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,790 ha in 1963.
- How does Peru rank for rice — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 26th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Rice — 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.