Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Peru

Peru: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0123 ha per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0123 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.014 ha per person
in 2009
All-time low
0.0059 ha per person
in 1980
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.015196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru is 0.0123 ha per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.014 ha per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 ha per person, in 1980.

Peru ranks 33rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Peru, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0077 ha per person
1962 0.0084 ha per person +8.8%
1963 0.0066 ha per person -22.1%
1964 0.0072 ha per person +9.7%
1965 0.0064 ha per person -11.4%
1966 0.0079 ha per person +24.4%
1967 0.0086 ha per person +8.2%
1968 0.0059 ha per person -30.8%
1969 0.0083 ha per person +40.6%
1970 0.0104 ha per person +24.6%
1971 0.0106 ha per person +2.4%
1972 0.0083 ha per person -22.0%
1973 0.0081 ha per person -2.8%
1974 0.0077 ha per person -4.2%
1975 0.008 ha per person +3.2%
1976 0.0085 ha per person +6.1%
1977 0.0083 ha per person -1.6%
1978 0.0069 ha per person -17.0%
1979 0.0078 ha per person +12.2%
1980 0.0059 ha per person -23.9%
1981 0.009 ha per person +53.0%
1982 0.0099 ha per person +9.7%
1983 0.0102 ha per person +2.7%
1984 0.0123 ha per person +20.6%
1985 0.0098 ha per person -20.1%
1986 0.008 ha per person -18.3%
1987 0.0111 ha per person +39.2%
1988 0.0104 ha per person -6.6%
1989 0.0099 ha per person -4.9%
1990 0.0084 ha per person -15.3%
1991 0.007 ha per person -16.1%
1992 0.0073 ha per person +3.0%
1993 0.0076 ha per person +4.5%
1994 0.01 ha per person +32.2%
1995 0.0083 ha per person -16.8%
1996 0.0085 ha per person +1.6%
1997 0.0094 ha per person +11.4%
1998 0.0105 ha per person +10.7%
1999 0.0119 ha per person +14.2%
2000 0.0108 ha per person -9.6%
2001 0.0112 ha per person +4.0%
2002 0.0116 ha per person +3.4%
2003 0.0114 ha per person -2.0%
2004 0.0103 ha per person -9.6%
2005 0.0127 ha per person +23.8%
2006 0.0121 ha per person -4.7%
2007 0.0118 ha per person -2.5%
2008 0.0132 ha per person +11.7%
2009 0.014 ha per person +5.9%
2010 0.0134 ha per person -4.6%
2011 0.0123 ha per person -8.2%
2012 0.0132 ha per person +7.8%
2013 0.0133 ha per person +0.3%
2014 0.0127 ha per person -4.6%
2015 0.0131 ha per person +3.6%
2016 0.0134 ha per person +2.4%
2017 0.0136 ha per person +1.4%
2018 0.0137 ha per person +0.9%
2019 0.0128 ha per person -7.0%
2020 0.0127 ha per person -0.6%
2021 0.0128 ha per person +1.0%
2022 0.0123 ha per person -3.8%
2023 0.0123 ha per person -0.1%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.0123 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.0123 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0045 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0074 ha per person 0.0059 ha per person 0.0086 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0085 ha per person 0.0069 ha per person 0.0106 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0097 ha per person 0.0059 ha per person 0.0123 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0089 ha per person 0.007 ha per person 0.0119 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0119 ha per person 0.0103 ha per person 0.014 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0131 ha per person 0.0123 ha per person 0.0137 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0125 ha per person 0.0123 ha per person 0.0128 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 30 Pakistan 0.0147 ha per person compare
  2. 31 Togo 0.0138 ha per person compare
  3. 32 Colombia 0.0128 ha per person compare
  4. 34 Nicaragua 0.0121 ha per person compare
  5. 35 Bhutan 0.012 ha per person compare
  6. 36 Japan 0.0119 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Peru was 0.0123 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.014 ha per person in 2009.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 ha per person in 1980.
How does Peru rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Peru ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.