Breakdown of habitable land area in Peru
Peru: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.25 million hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Peru, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Peru stood at 1.25 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over five years.
Peru ranks 23rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Peru, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.16 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1.16 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million hectares | +1.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.25 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 16.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.25 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 29.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Peru?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Peru was 1.25 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.