Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru

Peru: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3259 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3259 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
45th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3421 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0569 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961–2023

0.10.20.3196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru stood at 0.3259 ha per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.3421 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0569 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.

Peru ranks 45th 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 square kilometre in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0633 ha per square kilometre
1962 0.0709 ha per square kilometre +12.0%
1963 0.0569 ha per square kilometre -19.8%
1964 0.0642 ha per square kilometre +12.9%
1965 0.0585 ha per square kilometre -8.9%
1966 0.0749 ha per square kilometre +28.0%
1967 0.0834 ha per square kilometre +11.3%
1968 0.0594 ha per square kilometre -28.8%
1969 0.0858 ha per square kilometre +44.6%
1970 0.1097 ha per square kilometre +27.8%
1971 0.1151 ha per square kilometre +4.9%
1972 0.0922 ha per square kilometre -19.9%
1973 0.092 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1974 0.0904 ha per square kilometre -1.7%
1975 0.0957 ha per square kilometre +5.8%
1976 0.104 ha per square kilometre +8.7%
1977 0.105 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
1978 0.0893 ha per square kilometre -14.9%
1979 0.1027 ha per square kilometre +15.0%
1980 0.0801 ha per square kilometre -22.0%
1981 0.1257 ha per square kilometre +56.9%
1982 0.1413 ha per square kilometre +12.5%
1983 0.1488 ha per square kilometre +5.3%
1984 0.1839 ha per square kilometre +23.6%
1985 0.1506 ha per square kilometre -18.1%
1986 0.1259 ha per square kilometre -16.4%
1987 0.1793 ha per square kilometre +42.4%
1988 0.1713 ha per square kilometre -4.5%
1989 0.1667 ha per square kilometre -2.7%
1990 0.1443 ha per square kilometre -13.4%
1991 0.1237 ha per square kilometre -14.3%
1992 0.1301 ha per square kilometre +5.1%
1993 0.1387 ha per square kilometre +6.6%
1994 0.1871 ha per square kilometre +34.9%
1995 0.1587 ha per square kilometre -15.1%
1996 0.1643 ha per square kilometre +3.5%
1997 0.1865 ha per square kilometre +13.5%
1998 0.2102 ha per square kilometre +12.7%
1999 0.2443 ha per square kilometre +16.2%
2000 0.2243 ha per square kilometre -8.2%
2001 0.2366 ha per square kilometre +5.5%
2002 0.2475 ha per square kilometre +4.6%
2003 0.2452 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.2238 ha per square kilometre -8.7%
2005 0.2796 ha per square kilometre +24.9%
2006 0.2685 ha per square kilometre -4.0%
2007 0.2638 ha per square kilometre -1.8%
2008 0.2967 ha per square kilometre +12.5%
2009 0.3161 ha per square kilometre +6.5%
2010 0.3036 ha per square kilometre -3.9%
2011 0.2809 ha per square kilometre -7.5%
2012 0.3054 ha per square kilometre +8.7%
2013 0.3091 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 0.2979 ha per square kilometre -3.6%
2015 0.3121 ha per square kilometre +4.8%
2016 0.3238 ha per square kilometre +3.7%
2017 0.333 ha per square kilometre +2.9%
2018 0.3421 ha per square kilometre +2.7%
2019 0.3238 ha per square kilometre -5.4%
2020 0.3257 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2021 0.3321 ha per square kilometre +2.0%
2022 0.3227 ha per square kilometre -2.8%
2023 0.3259 ha per square kilometre +1.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.3259 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.3259 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2905 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0686 ha per square kilometre 0.0569 ha per square kilometre 0.0858 ha per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0996 ha per square kilometre 0.0893 ha per square kilometre 0.1151 ha per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1474 ha per square kilometre 0.0801 ha per square kilometre 0.1839 ha per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1688 ha per square kilometre 0.1237 ha per square kilometre 0.2443 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2602 ha per square kilometre 0.2238 ha per square kilometre 0.3161 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3132 ha per square kilometre 0.2809 ha per square kilometre 0.3421 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3266 ha per square kilometre 0.3227 ha per square kilometre 0.3321 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 42 Paraguay 0.4295 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Cuba 0.4279 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Cameroon 0.3312 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 Suriname 0.3103 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 Portugal 0.305 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Costa Rica 0.2905 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru?
Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Peru was 0.3259 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3421 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0569 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Peru rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.