Quinces production in Peru
In 2024 Peru produced 3,710 t of quinces, the 16th largest in the world (0.53% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 41%. The record was 20,000 t in 1964. Area harvested: 501 ha, yield 7.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 3,710 t
- World rank
- 16 of 35
- 10-year change
- −41%
- Record
- 20,000 t
- 1964
Quinces in Peru, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Peru compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.53%
- 1.0% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.4
- world 9.4 (−21%)
- kg per person
- 0.11
- world 0.09
- 10-year change
- −41%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Uruguay | 4,710 | 0.68% |
| 15 | Tunisia | 3,999 | 0.58% |
| 16 | Peru | 3,710 | 0.53% |
| 17 | Syria | 3,415 | 0.49% |
| 18 | Israel | 3,175 | 0.46% |
Map of world production of quinces
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 | 3,710 | +7.0% | 501 | 7.41 |
| 2023 | 3,466 | +2.8% | 461 | 7.52 |
| 2022 | 3,370 | −8.4% | 408 | 8.26 |
| 2021 | 3,679 | −40% | 423 | 8.70 |
| 2020 | 6,176 | −0.6% | 669 | 9.23 |
| 2019 | 6,214 | +28% | 698 | 8.90 |
| 2018 | 4,851 | −34% | 562 | 8.63 |
| 2017 | 7,352 | +1.6% | 841 | 8.74 |
| 2016 | 7,239 | +4.0% | 839 | 8.63 |
| 2015 | 6,958 | +10% | 646 | 10.77 |
| 2014 | 6,321 | +7.2% | 615 | 10.28 |
| 2013 | 5,899 | +13% | 620 | 9.51 |
| 2012 | 5,213 | +7.0% | 616 | 8.46 |
| 2011 | 4,873 | +0.5% | 630 | 7.73 |
| 2010 | 4,849 | −1.1% | 625 | 7.76 |
| 2009 | 4,904 | +7.0% | 640 | 7.66 |
| 2008 | 4,583 | −7.4% | 640 | 7.16 |
| 2007 | 4,948 | +0.1% | 641 | 7.72 |
| 2006 | 4,945 | −4.1% | 640 | 7.73 |
| 2005 | 5,158 | −1.6% | 665 | 7.76 |
| 2004 | 5,243 | −12% | 653 | 8.03 |
| 2003 | 5,954 | +11% | 667 | 8.93 |
| 2002 | 5,362 | +3.3% | 599 | 8.95 |
| 2001 | 5,191 | −13% | 547 | 9.49 |
| 2000 | 5,969 | +20% | 580 | 10.29 |
| 1999 | 4,977 | +34% | 546 | 9.12 |
| 1998 | 3,702 | −37% | 540 | 6.86 |
| 1997 | 5,920 | +3.4% | 679 | 8.72 |
| 1996 | 5,728 | +4.9% | 664 | 8.63 |
| 1995 | 5,463 | −7.0% | 728 | 7.50 |
| 1994 | 5,874 | +1.1% | 721 | 8.15 |
| 1993 | 5,812 | +2.3% | 709 | 8.20 |
| 1992 | 5,679 | −0.3% | 700 | 8.11 |
| 1991 | 5,695 | −2.5% | 715 | 7.97 |
| 1990 | 5,844 | −27% | 741 | 7.89 |
| 1989 | 8,028 | −0.0% | 924 | 8.69 |
| 1988 | 8,029 | +0.8% | 942 | 8.52 |
| 1987 | 7,965 | −1.0% | 947 | 8.41 |
| 1986 | 8,045 | −0.0% | 946 | 8.50 |
| 1985 | 8,047 | −9.8% | 953 | 8.44 |
| 1984 | 8,922 | +4.3% | 992 | 8.99 |
| 1983 | 8,555 | −5.6% | 984 | 8.69 |
| 1982 | 9,065 | +2.9% | 989 | 9.17 |
| 1981 | 8,812 | −1.8% | 972 | 9.07 |
| 1980 | 8,974 | +10% | 979 | 9.17 |
| 1979 | 8,156 | −1.8% | 910 | 8.96 |
| 1978 | 8,306 | −2.5% | 937 | 8.86 |
| 1977 | 8,521 | −7.9% | 938 | 9.08 |
| 1976 | 9,255 | −0.2% | 966 | 9.58 |
| 1975 | 9,271 | +0.1% | 963 | 9.63 |
| 1974 | 9,258 | +3.5% | 1,001 | 9.25 |
| 1973 | 8,943 | −0.6% | 986 | 9.07 |
| 1972 | 8,996 | +5.5% | 944 | 9.53 |
| 1971 | 8,525 | −8.9% | 917 | 9.30 |
| 1970 | 9,360 | −0.6% | 952 | 9.83 |
| 1969 | 9,413 | +12% | 1,031 | 9.13 |
| 1968 | 8,418 | −37% | 867 | 9.71 |
| 1967 | 13,269 | −0.5% | 1,068 | 12.42 |
| 1966 | 13,338 | −11% | 1,058 | 12.61 |
| 1965 | 15,000 | −25% | 1,250 | 12.00 |
| 1964 | 20,000 | +33% | 1,600 | 12.50 |
| 1963 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 12.50 |
| 1962 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 12.50 |
| 1961 | 15,000 | — | 1,200 | 12.50 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of quinces in Peru?
Peru produced 3,710 t in 2024, 0.53% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Peru rank in the world for production of quinces?
Peru ranked 16th of 35 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Turkey with 29.2% of the world total.
How has the production of quinces in Peru changed?
It fell by 41% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 20,000 t in 1964.
What is the yield of quinces in Peru?
7.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3,710 t from 501 ha), against a world average of 9.4 t/ha.
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
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.