How have things changed? in Peru

Peru: How have things changed? was 5.88 million metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.88 million metric tons
Change on year
up 62.3%
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
12.49 million metric tons
in 1970
All-time low
1.57 million metric tons
in 1983
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in Peru, 1965–2024

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196519942024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Peru recorded 5.88 million metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.3% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Peru peaked at 12.49 million metric tons in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million metric tons, in 1983.

That places Peru 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.15 million metric tons 7.39 million metric tons 10.45 million metric tons 5
1970s 5.15 million metric tons 2.30 million metric tons 12.49 million metric tons 10
1980s 4.17 million metric tons 1.57 million metric tons 6.87 million metric tons 10
1990s 8.15 million metric tons 4.35 million metric tons 12.01 million metric tons 10
2000s 8.13 million metric tons 6.11 million metric tons 10.67 million metric tons 10
2010s 5.29 million metric tons 3.71 million metric tons 8.35 million metric tons 10
2020s 5.51 million metric tons 3.62 million metric tons 6.73 million metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 2 Indonesia 23.57 million metric tons compare
  2. 3 India 18.45 million metric tons compare
  3. 4 Vietnam 9.08 million metric tons compare
  4. 6 Russia 5.36 million metric tons compare
  5. 7 Bangladesh 5.02 million metric tons compare
  6. 8 United States 4.68 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Peru?
How have things changed? in Peru was 5.88 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 12.49 million metric tons in 1970.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million metric tons in 1983.
How does Peru rank for how have things changed??
Peru ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.