Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0131 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru is 0.0131 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0136 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Peru 59th out of 99 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1965 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 56 Liberia 0.0227 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 60 Costa Rica 0.0131 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0131 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0136 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 59th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.