Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Peru
Peru: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2962 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2962
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
106th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 1992
All-time low
0.2885
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Peru stood at 0.2962.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Peru peaked at 1.37 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2885, in 2022.
Peru ranks 106th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9447 | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9466 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8935 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9325 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8171 | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7994 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.875 | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8032 | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7697 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7627 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9885 | +29.6% |
| 1973 | 1 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9912 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.03 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.12 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.23 | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 1.13 | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.3 | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 1.12 | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.22 | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 1.19 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.37 | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 1.21 | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9484 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8537 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8024 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8045 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6954 | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6513 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6597 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.618 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6019 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6033 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5697 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5247 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5175 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4728 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4657 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4406 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4224 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3961 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3835 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3704 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3699 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3487 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3488 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3245 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2972 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3162 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3271 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2885 | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2962 | +2.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.2962 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.2962 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8902 | 0.7994 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9914 | 0.7627 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 | 0.6954 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5685 | 0.4657 | 0.6597 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3702 | 0.2972 | 0.4406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.307 | 0.2885 | 0.3271 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Peru?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Peru was 0.2962 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2885 in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Peru ranks 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).