Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Peru
Peru: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 47.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Peru stood at 47.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Peru peaked at 52.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1992.
That places Peru 70th out of 192 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.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.2% | — |
| 1962 | 28.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 30.7% | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 34.7% | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 36.9% | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 40.8% | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 37.6% | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 32.8% | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 37.8% | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 35.5% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 33.8% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 33.2% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 43.2% | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 42.2% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 38.6% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 29.4% | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 28.9% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 28.3% | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 18.0% | -36.6% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +49.2% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +54.4% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 47.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 47.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +54.4% | 20.4% | 31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.5% | 28.0% | 40.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.8% | 32.1% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 26.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 12.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.6% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 38.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 47.1% | 49.5% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2012 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6858 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6636 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Peru?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Peru was 47.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Peru ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.