Yields of important staple crops in Peru
Peru: Yields of important staple crops was 1.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.78
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
93rd
of 125 countries
All-time high
1.78
in 2024
All-time low
0.83
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.78 for yields of important staple crops in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Peru peaked at 1.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 1968.
That places Peru 93rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9518 | 0.83 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9486 | 0.8823 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 | 0.9394 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 0.8553 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 | 1.42 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 | 1.63 | 1.78 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.47 (2024)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.47 (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Peru?
- Yields of important staple crops in Peru was 1.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1968.
- How does Peru rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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