Sugar cane yields in Peru
Peru: Sugar cane yields was 101.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
101.63 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 110 countries
All-time high
156.92 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
All-time low
97.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Peru recorded 101.63 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Peru peaked at 156.92 tonnes per hectare in 1972 and was at its lowest, 97.49 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
Peru ranks 6th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 154.49 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 153.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 149.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 150.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 155.54 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 141.16 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 143.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 126.7 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 127.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 141.58 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 155.73 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 156.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 153.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 151.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 146.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 146.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 143.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 133.82 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 118.28 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 101.29 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 111.52 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 118.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 115.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 110.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 114.86 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 104.17 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 106.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 107.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 111.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 108.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 108.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 105.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 104.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 119.56 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 117.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 123.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 118.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 121.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 114.9 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 118.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 129.13 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 130.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 120.48 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 105.81 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 110.55 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 110.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 121.09 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 135.92 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 120.9 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 119.24 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 117.84 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 108.56 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 112.91 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 106.73 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 120.75 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 97.49 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 105.68 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 101 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 109.61 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 106.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 101.51 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 101.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 102.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 101.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 101.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 101.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144.68 tonnes per hectare | 126.7 tonnes per hectare | 155.54 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 144.64 tonnes per hectare | 118.28 tonnes per hectare | 156.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.05 tonnes per hectare | 101.29 tonnes per hectare | 118.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.23 tonnes per hectare | 104.98 tonnes per hectare | 123.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.24 tonnes per hectare | 105.81 tonnes per hectare | 135.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.98 tonnes per hectare | 97.49 tonnes per hectare | 120.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.67 tonnes per hectare | 101.51 tonnes per hectare | 106.21 tonnes per hectare | 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 sugar cane yields in Peru?
- Sugar cane yields in Peru was 101.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 156.92 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.49 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for sugar cane yields?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.