Yautia — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Yautia — Area harvested was 85 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yautia — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, yautia — area harvested in Peru stood at 85 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yautia — area harvested in Peru peaked at 7,244 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 85 ha, in 2024.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yautia — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 950 ha | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 900 ha | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 850 ha | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 1,195 ha | +40.6% |
| 1966 | 1,400 ha | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 1,470 ha | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 1,655 ha | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 2,020 ha | +22.1% |
| 1970 | 2,705 ha | +33.9% |
| 1971 | 3,270 ha | +20.9% |
| 1972 | 4,365 ha | +33.5% |
| 1973 | 4,485 ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4,540 ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 3,950 ha | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 3,955 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3,020 ha | -23.6% |
| 1978 | 3,052 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,974 ha | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 4,016 ha | +35.0% |
| 1981 | 3,675 ha | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 4,275 ha | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 4,836 ha | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 5,852 ha | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 5,000 ha | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 5,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,400 ha | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 5,742 ha | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 6,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,400 ha | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 7,000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 5,211 ha | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 6,250 ha | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 7,244 ha | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 6,902 ha | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 6,700 ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,806 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,425 ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 6,654 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 6,653 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,313 ha | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 5,600 ha | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 5,307 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 5,400 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 5,468 ha | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 3,927 ha | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 2,893 ha | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 1,677 ha | -42.0% |
| 2014 | 848 ha | -49.4% |
| 2015 | 504 ha | -40.6% |
| 2016 | 260 ha | -48.4% |
| 2017 | 353 ha | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 389 ha | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 172 ha | -55.8% |
| 2020 | 113 ha | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 146 ha | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 162 ha | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 130 ha | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 85 ha | -34.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 85 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 623 ha, 14% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Peru's 85 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 720.5 ha, 12% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,260 ha | 850 ha | 2,020 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,632 ha | 2,705 ha | 4,540 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,825 ha | 3,675 ha | 5,852 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,215 ha | 5,211 ha | 7,244 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,186 ha | 5,307 ha | 6,806 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,649 ha | 172 ha | 5,468 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.2 ha | 85 ha | 162 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 8 Mexico 495 ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 185 ha compare
- 10 Puerto Rico 157 ha compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 10 ha compare
- 13 Belize 4 ha compare
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 yautia — area harvested in Peru?
- Yautia — area harvested in Peru was 85 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yautia — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7,244 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest yautia — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 ha in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for yautia — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 11th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yautia — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yautia — 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.