Rye yields in Peru
Peru: Rye yields was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
57th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.3447 tonnes per hectare
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rye yields in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.11 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Peru peaked at 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3447 tonnes per hectare, in 1988.
Peru ranks 57th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rye yields in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9896 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9896 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9896 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9455 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9418 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9691 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9151 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8416 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8134 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8623 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8447 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8423 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8532 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8404 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9012 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.855 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | -38.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5141 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3513 tonnes per hectare | -31.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3476 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3783 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3906 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3676 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3447 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4195 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8705 tonnes per hectare | +107.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8755 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8783 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8807 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8741 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.853 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8627 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8375 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9556 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9813 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9291 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8757 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.992 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9101 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9615 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.11 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.11 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.56 tonnes per hectare, 71% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye yields in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +107.5% | 0.4195 tonnes per hectare | 0.8705 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9733 tonnes per hectare | 0.9151 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8524 tonnes per hectare | 0.8134 tonnes per hectare | 0.9012 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3952 tonnes per hectare | 0.3447 tonnes per hectare | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8223 tonnes per hectare | 0.4195 tonnes per hectare | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9188 tonnes per hectare | 0.8375 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.9101 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 54 Kazakhstan 1.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 North Korea 1.23 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Georgia 1.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 58 South Africa 1.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 59 Portugal 1.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 60 Iran 0.9081 tonnes per hectare 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 rye yields in Peru?
- Rye yields in Peru was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3447 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- How does Peru rank for rye yields?
- Peru ranks 57th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.