Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Peru

Peru: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.062 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.062 units per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
49th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0678 units per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.0267 units per person
in 1973
Years of data
41
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Peru, 1961–2019

00.020.040.061961199020191961: 0.04 units per person1962: 0.038 units per person1963: 0.032 units per person1964: 0.034 units per person1965: 0.039 units per person1966: 0.04 units per person1967: 0.039 units per person1968: 0.049 units per person1969: 0.052 units per person1970: 0.039 units per person1971: 0.05 units per person1972: 0.043 units per person1973: 0.027 units per person1974: 0.041 units per person1975: 0.052 units per person1976: 0.038 units per person1977: 0.052 units per person1978: 0.042 units per person1979: 0.046 units per person1998: 0.048 units per person1999: 0.048 units per person2000: 0.048 units per person2001: 0.053 units per person2002: 0.054 units per person2003: 0.047 units per person2004: 0.052 units per person2005: 0.052 units per person2006: 0.052 units per person2007: 0.054 units per person2008: 0.052 units per person2009: 0.052 units per person2010: 0.058 units per person2011: 0.057 units per person2012: 0.057 units per person2013: 0.061 units per person2014: 0.062 units per person2015: 0.062 units per person2016: 0.057 units per person2017: 0.068 units per person2018: 0.065 units per person2019: 0.062 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Peru is 0.062 units per person, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0678 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 units per person, in 1973.

That places Peru 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Peru, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0397 units per person
1962 0.0376 units per person -5.5%
1963 0.0318 units per person -15.3%
1964 0.0336 units per person +5.6%
1965 0.0387 units per person +15.3%
1966 0.0402 units per person +3.7%
1967 0.0389 units per person -3.1%
1968 0.0487 units per person +25.3%
1969 0.0517 units per person +6.0%
1970 0.0386 units per person -25.2%
1971 0.0503 units per person +30.1%
1972 0.0435 units per person -13.5%
1973 0.0267 units per person -38.6%
1974 0.0405 units per person +51.7%
1975 0.052 units per person +28.4%
1976 0.0382 units per person -26.5%
1977 0.0523 units per person +36.7%
1978 0.0415 units per person -20.5%
1979 0.0461 units per person +11.0%
1998 0.0478 units per person +3.7%
1999 0.0482 units per person +0.8%
2000 0.0483 units per person +0.3%
2001 0.0527 units per person +9.0%
2002 0.0543 units per person +3.2%
2003 0.047 units per person -13.4%
2004 0.0517 units per person +10.0%
2005 0.0521 units per person +0.6%
2006 0.052 units per person -0.2%
2007 0.0537 units per person +3.2%
2008 0.052 units per person -3.1%
2009 0.0523 units per person +0.7%
2010 0.058 units per person +10.8%
2011 0.0575 units per person -0.9%
2012 0.0574 units per person -0.1%
2013 0.0605 units per person +5.4%
2014 0.0624 units per person +3.1%
2015 0.0616 units per person -1.3%
2016 0.0574 units per person -6.8%
2017 0.0678 units per person +18.1%
2018 0.0649 units per person -4.3%
2019 0.062 units per person -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0401 units per person 0.0318 units per person 0.0517 units per person 9
1970s 0.043 units per person 0.0267 units per person 0.0523 units per person 10
1990s 0.048 units per person 0.0478 units per person 0.0482 units per person 2
2000s 0.0516 units per person 0.047 units per person 0.0543 units per person 10
2010s 0.0609 units per person 0.0574 units per person 0.0678 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 46 Ecuador 0.0682 units per person compare
  2. 47 Philippines 0.0646 units per person compare
  3. 48 Uzbekistan 0.0631 units per person compare
  4. 50 Chile 0.0602 units per person compare
  5. 51 Dominican Republic 0.0552 units per person compare
  6. 52 Costa Rica 0.0547 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Peru?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Peru was 0.062 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0678 units per person in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 units per person in 1973.
How does Peru rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Peru ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.