Peru - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Peru was 236,087 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 243,740 in 2013 and a minimum value of 169,560 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 169,560
1962 170,990
1963 174,300
1964 176,680
1965 177,500
1966 176,750
1967 176,840
1968 177,800
1969 178,190
1970 179,130
1971 179,220
1972 182,720
1973 183,190
1974 183,190
1975 183,290
1976 184,190
1977 185,420
1978 185,940
1979 186,300
1980 186,790
1981 187,040
1982 187,540
1983 188,020
1984 188,530
1985 188,650
1986 188,940
1987 189,190
1988 189,290
1989 189,390
1990 218,360
1991 218,960
1992 219,560
1993 219,660
1994 216,379
1995 218,890
1996 221,220
1997 223,350
1998 226,030
1999 228,260
2000 231,240
2001 231,070
2002 227,550
2003 228,880
2004 229,060
2005 232,360
2006 234,120
2007 235,680
2008 237,150
2009 239,460
2010 240,230
2011 241,040
2012 243,321
2013 243,740
2014 237,790
2015 233,340
2016 236,870
2017 236,670
2018 236,087

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Peru was 18.44 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 19.04 in 2013, while its lowest value was 13.25 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 13.25
1962 13.36
1963 13.62
1964 13.80
1965 13.87
1966 13.81
1967 13.82
1968 13.89
1969 13.92
1970 13.99
1971 14.00
1972 14.28
1973 14.31
1974 14.31
1975 14.32
1976 14.39
1977 14.49
1978 14.53
1979 14.55
1980 14.59
1981 14.61
1982 14.65
1983 14.69
1984 14.73
1985 14.74
1986 14.76
1987 14.78
1988 14.79
1989 14.80
1990 17.06
1991 17.11
1992 17.15
1993 17.16
1994 16.90
1995 17.10
1996 17.28
1997 17.45
1998 17.66
1999 17.83
2000 18.07
2001 18.05
2002 17.78
2003 17.88
2004 17.90
2005 18.15
2006 18.29
2007 18.41
2008 18.53
2009 18.71
2010 18.77
2011 18.83
2012 19.01
2013 19.04
2014 18.58
2015 18.23
2016 18.51
2017 18.49
2018 18.44

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use