Drained organic soils — Area in Peru
Peru: Drained organic soils — Area was 2,883 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Peru stood at 2,883 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Peru peaked at 2,883 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 637.35 ha, in 1990.
That places Peru 81st 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.
Drained organic soils — Area in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 637.35 ha | — |
| 1991 | 637.35 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 637.35 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 739.38 ha | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 739.38 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 818.98 ha | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 910.83 ha | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 910.94 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 885.53 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 943.38 ha | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 909.59 ha | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1,057 ha | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 945.91 ha | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 917 ha | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,327 ha | +153.8% |
| 2005 | 2,230 ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2,154 ha | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2,125 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,125 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,125 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,100 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,091 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,091 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,062 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,062 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,062 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,096 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,130 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,130 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,067 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,067 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,655 ha | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 2,883 ha | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 2,883 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,883 ha | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2,883 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 175.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drained 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 | +153.8% | 917 ha | 2,327 ha |
| 2021 | +28.4% | 2,067 ha | 2,655 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 786.05 ha | 637.35 ha | 943.38 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,692 ha | 909.59 ha | 2,327 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,089 ha | 2,062 ha | 2,130 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,674 ha | 2,067 ha | 2,883 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 drained organic soils — area in Peru?
- Drained organic soils — area in Peru was 2,883 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,883 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 637.35 ha in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Peru ranks 81st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 Drained 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.