Wheat — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Wheat — Area harvested was 114,474 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wheat — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested in Peru is 114,474 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Peru peaked at 159,850 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 70,494 ha, in 1992.
Peru ranks 67th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wheat — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 153,417 ha | — |
| 1962 | 153,800 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 153,100 ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 149,300 ha | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 153,150 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 156,710 ha | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 159,850 ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 136,040 ha | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 146,562 ha | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 136,230 ha | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 138,535 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 134,910 ha | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 136,095 ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 137,825 ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 133,640 ha | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 133,925 ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 115,124 ha | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 103,610 ha | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 96,229 ha | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 82,129 ha | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 114,106 ha | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 96,921 ha | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 88,368 ha | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 84,892 ha | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 81,052 ha | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 97,994 ha | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 102,435 ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 115,513 ha | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 117,562 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 81,578 ha | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 102,036 ha | +25.1% |
| 1992 | 70,494 ha | -30.9% |
| 1993 | 84,793 ha | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 102,280 ha | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 98,907 ha | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 116,930 ha | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 110,931 ha | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 125,894 ha | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 131,720 ha | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 146,709 ha | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 145,851 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 138,863 ha | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 138,219 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 122,841 ha | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 132,779 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 143,030 ha | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 144,524 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 149,528 ha | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 158,062 ha | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 154,285 ha | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 145,484 ha | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 151,915 ha | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 153,647 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 140,737 ha | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 138,357 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 120,634 ha | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 127,640 ha | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 126,762 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 120,634 ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 114,387 ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 118,542 ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 120,213 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 111,306 ha | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 114,474 ha | +2.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 114,474 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 317,739 ha, 36% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Peru's 114,474 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 198,067 ha, 58% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151,325 ha | 136,040 ha | 159,850 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 126,612 ha | 96,229 ha | 138,535 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,097 ha | 81,052 ha | 117,562 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,556 ha | 70,494 ha | 131,720 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,041 ha | 122,841 ha | 158,062 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,010 ha | 120,634 ha | 154,285 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,784 ha | 111,306 ha | 120,213 ha | 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 in Peru?
- Wheat — area harvested in Peru was 114,474 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 159,850 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,494 ha in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 67th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.