Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 10,756 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Peru is 10,756 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Peru peaked at 256,800 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 5,120 ha, in 2021.
Peru ranks 48th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 243,851 ha | — |
| 1962 | 252,887 ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 256,800 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 245,980 ha | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 238,135 ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 203,990 ha | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 181,135 ha | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 166,235 ha | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 168,620 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 143,825 ha | -14.7% |
| 1971 | 136,325 ha | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 127,580 ha | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 134,660 ha | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 148,190 ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 133,670 ha | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 98,290 ha | -26.5% |
| 1977 | 109,937 ha | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 115,698 ha | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 134,719 ha | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 147,999 ha | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 156,943 ha | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 131,952 ha | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 84,906 ha | -35.7% |
| 1984 | 99,416 ha | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 157,620 ha | +58.5% |
| 1986 | 165,673 ha | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 119,647 ha | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 133,462 ha | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 170,730 ha | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 138,330 ha | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 117,650 ha | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 86,237 ha | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 66,568 ha | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 97,309 ha | +46.2% |
| 1995 | 123,681 ha | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 137,096 ha | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 91,290 ha | -33.4% |
| 1998 | 73,629 ha | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 78,806 ha | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 89,243 ha | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 68,806 ha | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 72,028 ha | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 67,802 ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 88,908 ha | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 93,250 ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 91,787 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 89,428 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 70,507 ha | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 40,639 ha | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 27,963 ha | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 45,811 ha | +63.8% |
| 2012 | 50,685 ha | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 31,145 ha | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 31,450 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 26,928 ha | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 18,099 ha | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 8,158 ha | -54.9% |
| 2018 | 14,601 ha | +79.0% |
| 2019 | 18,874 ha | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 7,057 ha | -62.6% |
| 2021 | 5,120 ha | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 12,025 ha | +134.9% |
| 2023 | 13,433 ha | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 10,756 ha | -19.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10,756 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 940 ha, 11.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 10,756 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,435 ha, 7.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +134.9% | 5,120 ha | 12,025 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 217,515 ha | 166,235 ha | 256,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 128,289 ha | 98,290 ha | 148,190 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,835 ha | 84,906 ha | 170,730 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,060 ha | 66,568 ha | 138,330 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,240 ha | 40,639 ha | 93,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,371 ha | 8,158 ha | 50,685 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,678 ha | 5,120 ha | 13,433 ha | 5 |
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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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Peru?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Peru was 10,756 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 256,800 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,120 ha in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.