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Peru · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 20 with data

Agriculture share

% of GDP

84th of 187 · 13th in Latin America
Agriculture sharePeru's agriculture share fell from 8.0 % in 1995 to 7.5 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520206%7%8%9%7.5 %

Peru's agriculture share fell from 8.0 % in 1995 to 7.5 % in 2024.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

% of employment

74th of 182 · 6th in Latin America
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)Peru's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 31.3 % in 1996 to 23.1 % in 2025.20002005201020152020202522%24%26%28%30%32%34%23.1 %

Peru's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 31.3 % in 1996 to 23.1 % in 2025.

Resource rents

% of GDP

38th of 197 · 3rd in Latin America
Resource rentsPeru's resource rents rose from 2.8 % in 1992 to 12.7 % in 2021.1995200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%12.7 %

Peru's resource rents rose from 2.8 % in 1992 to 12.7 % in 2021.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

155th of 209 · 26th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Peru's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 17.5 % in 1994 to 19.1 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202017%18%19%20%19.1 %

Peru's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 17.5 % in 1994 to 19.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

155th of 206 · 30th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Peru's arable land (% of land area) fell from 3.4 % in 1994 to 3.1 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520203%3%3%3%3%4%3.1 %

Peru's arable land (% of land area) fell from 3.4 % in 1994 to 3.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares per person

100th of 206 · 12th in Latin America
Arable land (hectares per person)Peru's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.100.120.140.160.180.200 ha

Peru's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.

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