Tomato yields in Peru
Peru: Tomato yields was 43.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.96 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
69th
of 174 countries
All-time high
46.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
10.65 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Tomato 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 43.96 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Peru peaked at 46.13 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.65 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Peru 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tomato yields in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 12.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 11.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 10.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 11.98 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 12.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 12.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 12.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 14.43 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 14.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 15.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 15.68 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 16.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 15.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 15.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 17.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 17.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 19 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 18.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 17.39 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 21.67 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 32.95 tonnes per hectare | +52.1% |
| 1995 | 27.98 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 31.15 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 27.42 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 22.28 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 24.52 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 31.48 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 25.98 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 25.12 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 29.58 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 34.12 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 32.39 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 31.41 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 33.99 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 35.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 37.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 37.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 41.14 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 43.93 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 44.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.02 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 38.37 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 39.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 46.13 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 41.85 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 42.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 44.13 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 41.31 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 43.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 43.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 43.96 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.29 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 43.96 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.96 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +52.1% | 21.67 tonnes per hectare | 32.95 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.81 tonnes per hectare | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | 12.81 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | 14.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.2 tonnes per hectare | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.28 tonnes per hectare | 17.39 tonnes per hectare | 32.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.64 tonnes per hectare | 25.12 tonnes per hectare | 37.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.84 tonnes per hectare | 36.14 tonnes per hectare | 46.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.97 tonnes per hectare | 41.31 tonnes per hectare | 44.13 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 tomato yields in Peru?
- Tomato yields in Peru was 43.96 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 tomato yields recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 46.13 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.65 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Peru rank for tomato yields?
- Peru ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Tomato 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.