Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Peru
Peru: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0033 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0146 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 ha per person, in 1992.
Peru ranks 69th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0143 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0138 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0131 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.013 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0129 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0128 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0111 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0101 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.01 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0092 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0085 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0053 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 ha per person | -32.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.005 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.005 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 ha per person | +1.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0033 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 18% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0033 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0036 ha per person, 94% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0146 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Peru?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Peru was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Peru ranks 69th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.