Agricultural land use per person in Peru
Peru: Agricultural land use per person was 0.7117 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7117 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
59th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.61 hectares per person
in 1600
All-time low
0.5525 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Peru, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Peru stood at 0.7117 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Peru peaked at 2.61 hectares per person in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.5525 hectares per person, in 1000.
That places Peru 59th out of 202 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.
Agricultural land use per person in Peru, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.5525 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.5941 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1200 | 0.6449 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 1300 | 0.7066 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 1400 | 0.7817 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 1500 | 0.8728 hectares per person | +11.7% |
| 1600 | 2.61 hectares per person | +198.9% |
| 1700 | 2.47 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1710 | 2.46 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1720 | 2.44 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1730 | 2.43 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1740 | 2.41 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1750 | 2.39 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1760 | 2.4 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 2.39 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1780 | 2.37 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1790 | 2.35 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1800 | 2.33 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1810 | 2.31 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1820 | 2.28 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1830 | 2.26 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1840 | 2.24 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1850 | 2.21 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 2.19 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 2.16 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1880 | 2.1 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1890 | 2.03 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1900 | 1.98 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1910 | 1.93 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1920 | 1.89 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1930 | 1.85 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 1.8 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1950 | 1.73 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 1.72 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 1.71 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.71 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 1.7 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.69 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.69 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.68 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.67 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.67 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.66 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.65 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 1.62 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.62 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.57 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.54 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.49 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.45 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 1.41 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.37 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.34 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.31 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.32 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.3 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.28 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.26 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.23 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.21 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.19 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.17 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9903 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9761 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9552 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9356 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9145 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.893 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.878 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8641 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8502 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8385 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8287 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8201 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8159 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8039 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7935 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7847 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7752 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7656 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7574 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7494 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7414 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7338 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7299 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7273 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7225 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7176 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7221 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7093 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.711 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7065 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6953 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7074 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7204 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6983 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7091 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7104 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7117 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.7117 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.7117 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2463 hectares per person, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +198.9% | 0.8728 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5525 hectares per person | 0.5525 hectares per person | 0.5525 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.5941 hectares per person | 0.5941 hectares per person | 0.5941 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.6449 hectares per person | 0.6449 hectares per person | 0.6449 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7066 hectares per person | 0.7066 hectares per person | 0.7066 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7817 hectares per person | 0.7817 hectares per person | 0.7817 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8728 hectares per person | 0.8728 hectares per person | 0.8728 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.47 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.46 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.41 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.4 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.37 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.35 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.33 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.31 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.28 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.26 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.24 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.21 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.19 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.16 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.1 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.03 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.9903 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8934 hectares per person | 0.8287 hectares per person | 0.9761 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7807 hectares per person | 0.7414 hectares per person | 0.8201 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7175 hectares per person | 0.6953 hectares per person | 0.7338 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7096 hectares per person | 0.6983 hectares per person | 0.7204 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2012 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6858 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6636 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Peru?
- Agricultural land use per person in Peru was 0.7117 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 hectares per person in 1600.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5525 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Peru rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Peru ranks 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.