Total agricultural land use per person in Peru
Peru: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.7117 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7117
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
59th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.61
in 1600
All-time low
0.5525
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Peru, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural land use per person in Peru stood at 0.7117.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Peru peaked at 2.61 in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.5525, in 1000.
That places Peru 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5525 | 0.5525 | 0.5525 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.5941 | 0.5941 | 0.5941 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.6449 | 0.6449 | 0.6449 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7066 | 0.7066 | 0.7066 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7817 | 0.7817 | 0.7817 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8728 | 0.8728 | 0.8728 | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.47 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.46 | 2.46 | 2.46 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.7 | 1.67 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 0.9903 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8934 | 0.8287 | 0.9761 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7807 | 0.7414 | 0.8201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7175 | 0.6953 | 0.7338 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7096 | 0.6983 | 0.7204 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.47 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.47 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Peru?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Peru was 0.7117 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 1600.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5525 in 1000.
- How does Peru rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Peru ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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