Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Peru
Peru: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,851 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Peru is 4,851 kg per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Peru peaked at 4,851 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,296 kg per hectare, in 1991.
That places Peru 49th out of 180 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,713 kg per hectare | 2,296 kg per hectare | 3,110 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,474 kg per hectare | 3,084 kg per hectare | 3,919 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,179 kg per hectare | 3,898 kg per hectare | 4,531 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,699 kg per hectare | 4,557 kg per hectare | 4,851 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 46 Poland 4,895 kg per hectare compare
- 48 Argentina 4,854 kg per hectare compare
- 50 Papua New Guinea 4,787 kg per hectare compare
- 51 South Africa 4,562 kg per hectare compare
- 52 Paraguay 4,482 kg per hectare compare
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.34 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1145 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1145 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1295 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3062 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 36.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Peru?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Peru was 4,851 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4,851 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,296 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Peru rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.