Corn production in Peru

Peru: Corn production was 1.69 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.69 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
50th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.75 million tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
340,037 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Corn production in Peru, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for corn production in Peru is 1.69 million tonnes, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, corn production in Peru peaked at 1.75 million tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 340,037 tonnes, in 1961.

That places Peru 50th out of 175 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 489,612 tonnes 340,037 tonnes 590,575 tonnes 9
1970s 637,012 tonnes 590,014 tonnes 733,873 tonnes 10
1980s 755,028 tonnes 493,307 tonnes 1.01 million tonnes 10
1990s 786,685 tonnes 519,965 tonnes 1.06 million tonnes 10
2000s 1.33 million tonnes 1.20 million tonnes 1.56 million tonnes 10
2010s 1.59 million tonnes 1.52 million tonnes 1.75 million tonnes 10
2020s 1.59 million tonnes 1.45 million tonnes 1.69 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 47 Myanmar 2.05 million tonnes compare
  2. 48 Burkina Faso 1.85 million tonnes compare
  3. 49 Belarus 1.70 million tonnes compare
  4. 51 Cote d'Ivoire 1.64 million tonnes compare
  5. 52 Bulgaria 1.64 million tonnes compare
  6. 53 Zambia 1.51 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is corn production in Peru?
Corn production in Peru was 1.69 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest corn production recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 million tonnes in 2015.
What is the lowest corn production recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 340,037 tonnes in 1961.
How does Peru rank for corn production?
Peru ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is corn production rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Corn production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Corn production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 9,538 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.