Cropland organic soils — Area in Peru
Peru: Cropland organic soils — Area was 2,619 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Peru, 1990–2024
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 221 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.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 538.85 ha | — |
| 1991 | 538.85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 538.85 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 630.73 ha | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 630.73 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 706.93 ha | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 791.96 ha | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 792.07 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 766.67 ha | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 782.21 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 738.28 ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 886.13 ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 784.75 ha | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 759.23 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,055 ha | +170.6% |
| 2005 | 1,958 ha | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,881 ha | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,856 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,856 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,856 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,830 ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,822 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,822 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,796 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,796 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,796 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,828 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,860 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,860 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,811 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,811 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,394 ha | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 2,619 ha | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 2,619 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,619 ha | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,619 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.96 ha, 164.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland organic soils — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +170.6% | 759.23 ha | 2,055 ha |
| 2021 | +32.1% | 1,811 ha | 2,394 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
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 221 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.