Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Peru
Peru: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0015 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 1995.
That places Peru 45th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 1965 | 0.001 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.001 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.001 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.001 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.001 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.001 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | +43.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per person | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 42 Philippines 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 43 Niger 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 46 Honduras 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 48 South Africa 0.0004 ha per person compare
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Peru was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.