Cropland organic soils — Area in Peru

Peru: Cropland organic soils — Area was 2,619 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,619 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 216 countries
All-time high
2,619 ha
in 2022
All-time low
538.85 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Peru, 1990–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 538.8 ha1991: 538.8 ha1992: 538.8 ha1993: 630.7 ha1994: 630.7 ha1995: 706.9 ha1996: 792 ha1997: 792.1 ha1998: 766.7 ha1999: 782.2 ha2000: 738.3 ha2001: 886.1 ha2002: 784.7 ha2003: 759.2 ha2004: 2.1k ha2005: 2.0k ha2006: 1.9k ha2007: 1.9k ha2008: 1.9k ha2009: 1.9k ha2010: 1.8k ha2011: 1.8k ha2012: 1.8k ha2013: 1.8k ha2014: 1.8k ha2015: 1.8k ha2016: 1.8k ha2017: 1.9k ha2018: 1.9k ha2019: 1.8k ha2020: 1.8k ha2021: 2.4k ha2022: 2.6k ha2023: 2.6k ha2024: 2.6k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Peru recorded 2,619 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Peru peaked at 2,619 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 538.85 ha, in 1990.

That places Peru 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 671.78 ha 538.85 ha 792.07 ha 10
2000s 1,463 ha 738.28 ha 2,055 ha 10
2010s 1,822 ha 1,796 ha 1,860 ha 10
2020s 2,412 ha 1,811 ha 2,619 ha 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 71 Albania 3,535 ha compare
  2. 72 Austria 3,472 ha compare
  3. 73 Uruguay 2,637 ha compare
  4. 75 Liberia 2,235 ha compare
  5. 76 Slovak Republic 1,903 ha compare
  6. 77 Kenya 1,780 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Peru?
Cropland organic soils — area in Peru was 2,619 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 2,619 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 538.85 ha in 1990.
How does Peru rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Peru ranks 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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