> In 2024 Peru produced 461 t of dates, the 33rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 124%. The record was 808 t in 1966.

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# Dates production in Peru

In 2024 Peru produced 461 t of dates, the 33rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 124%. The record was 808 t in 1966. Area harvested: 158 ha, yield 2.9 t/ha.

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Production, 2024461 t
World rank33 of 36
10-year change+124%
Record808 t1966

## Dates in Peru, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Peru compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha2.9world 7.2 (−60%)
kg per person0.01world 1.22
10-year change+124%world +34%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 31 | [Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/mali/) | 759 | 0.01% |
| 32 | [Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/cameroon/) | 593 | 0.01% |
| 33 | **Peru** | 461 | 0.00% |
| 34 | [Eswatini](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/eswatini/) | 310 | 0.00% |
| 35 | [Djibouti](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/djibouti/) | 136 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 36 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/)

### Map of world production of dates

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Share of the world total; Peru is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 461 | −12% | 158 | 2.92 |
| 2023 | 526 | +9.4% | 156 | 3.37 |
| 2022 | 481 | +23% | 156 | 3.08 |
| 2021 | 390 | −1.8% | 134 | 2.91 |
| 2020 | 397 | +8.2% | 134 | 2.96 |
| 2019 | 367 | +34% | 141 | 2.60 |
| 2018 | 274 | +22% | 141 | 1.94 |
| 2017 | 224 | +3.2% | 85 | 2.64 |
| 2016 | 217 | +13% | 85 | 2.55 |
| 2015 | 192 | −6.8% | 71 | 2.70 |
| 2014 | 206 | −10% | 71 | 2.90 |
| 2013 | 230 | +37% | 105 | 2.19 |
| 2012 | 168 | −56% | 105 | 1.60 |
| 2011 | 379 | +12% | 104 | 3.64 |
| 2010 | 337 | +0.6% | 104 | 3.24 |
| 2009 | 335 | −21% | 74 | 4.53 |
| 2008 | 426 | +106% | 80 | 5.33 |
| 2007 | 207 | −51% | 90 | 2.30 |
| 2006 | 422 | +53% | 135 | 3.13 |
| 2005 | 276 | +7.4% | 86 | 3.21 |
| 2004 | 257 | +6.2% | 86 | 2.99 |
| 2003 | 242 | −2.4% | 86 | 2.81 |
| 2002 | 248 | +28% | 86 | 2.88 |
| 2001 | 194 | −2.5% | 84 | 2.31 |
| 2000 | 199 | −34% | 78 | 2.55 |
| 1999 | 303 | +137% | 68 | 4.46 |
| 1998 | 128 | −49% | 73 | 1.75 |
| 1997 | 249 | +72% | 123 | 2.02 |
| 1996 | 145 | +24% | 80 | 1.81 |
| 1995 | 117 | −46% | 70 | 1.67 |
| 1994 | 215 | −32% | 150 | 1.43 |
| 1993 | 314 | −27% | 270 | 1.16 |
| 1992 | 432 | +35% | 270 | 1.60 |
| 1991 | 320 | −32% | 270 | 1.19 |
| 1990 | 474 | +46% | 270 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 324 | −26% | 270 | 1.20 |
| 1988 | 440 | +50% | 270 | 1.63 |
| 1987 | 293 | −62% | 270 | 1.09 |
| 1986 | 777 | +24% | 270 | 2.88 |
| 1985 | 625 | +27% | 250 | 2.50 |
| 1984 | 494 | +156% | 141 | 3.50 |
| 1983 | 193 | −61% | 141 | 1.37 |
| 1982 | 494 | +28% | 141 | 3.50 |
| 1981 | 385 | 0.0% | 110 | 3.50 |
| 1980 | 385 | −8.3% | 110 | 3.50 |
| 1979 | 420 | 0.0% | 120 | 3.50 |
| 1978 | 420 | 0.0% | 120 | 3.50 |
| 1977 | 420 | +17% | 120 | 3.50 |
| 1976 | 360 | 0.0% | 120 | 3.00 |
| 1975 | 360 | +11% | 120 | 3.00 |
| 1974 | 324 | −6.9% | 120 | 2.70 |
| 1973 | 348 | +16% | 120 | 2.90 |
| 1972 | 300 | −30% | 100 | 3.00 |
| 1971 | 427 | +2.2% | 97 | 4.40 |
| 1970 | 418 | −6.7% | 95 | 4.40 |
| 1969 | 448 | +23% | 100 | 4.48 |
| 1968 | 363 | −55% | 95 | 3.82 |
| 1967 | 803 | −0.6% | 150 | 5.35 |
| 1966 | 808 | +1.0% | 150 | 5.39 |
| 1965 | 800 | +14% | 150 | 5.33 |
| 1964 | 700 | 0.0% | 130 | 5.38 |
| 1963 | 700 | +17% | 130 | 5.38 |
| 1962 | 600 | 0.0% | 110 | 5.45 |
| 1961 | 600 | — | 110 | 5.45 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports631 t USD 2.9 m
Exporter rank40 of 98
Imports99 t USD 131,000
Importer rank124 of 178
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of dates in Peru?

Peru produced 461 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Peru rank in the world for production of dates?

Peru ranked 33rd of 36 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Saudi Arabia with 19.4% of the world total.

### How has the production of dates in Peru changed?

It rose by 124% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +34% for the world. The record was 808 t in 1966.

### What is the yield of dates in Peru?

2.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (461 t from 158 ha), against a world average of 7.2 t/ha.

### Does Peru export or import dates?

In 2024 Peru reported exports of 631 t (USD 2.9 m) and imports of 99 t (USD 131,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Saudi Arabia](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/saudi-arabia/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/egypt/)[Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/algeria/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/iran/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/pakistan/)[Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/iraq/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/sudan/)[Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/oman/)[Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/tunisia/)[United Arab Emirates](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/united-arab-emirates/)[Libya](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/libya/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/china/)
[All countries producing dates](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/)

## Other products of Peru

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[Agricultural production in Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/country/peru/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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