Rye yields in Peru
Peru: Rye yields was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 56th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 53 Kazakhstan 1.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 North Korea 1.23 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Georgia 1.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 South Africa 1.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 58 Portugal 1.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 59 Iran 0.9081 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (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 56th out of 64 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.