Milk production, per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Milk production, per square kilometre was 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Peru is 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3957 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Peru 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3957 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4099 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4285 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4462 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6057 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6128 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5825 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5858 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6108 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6603 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7172 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6519 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6428 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6499 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6497 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6564 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6554 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.657 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6585 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6241 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6279 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6438 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6023 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6245 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6467 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6549 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6634 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6787 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6418 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6218 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.629 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6153 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6422 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6636 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.685 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.722 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7558 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7949 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8071 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7212 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7884 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8371 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8789 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9262 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9827 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +35.8% | 0.4462 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6057 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5198 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3957 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6128 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6599 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6428 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7172 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6408 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6023 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6787 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6937 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6153 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8071 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9907 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7212 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 114 Sierra Leone 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 115 Russia 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 117 Grenada 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 118 Saint Lucia 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 milk production, per square kilometre in Peru?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Peru was 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3957 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.