Sugar cane yields in Peru
Peru: Sugar cane yields was 101.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 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 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.