> In 2024 Peru produced 114,462 t of quinoa, the largest total in the world (69.0% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.2%.

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# Quinoa production in Peru

In 2024 Peru produced 114,462 t of quinoa, the largest total in the world (69.0% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.2%. The record was 114,725 t in 2014. Area harvested: 63,693 ha, yield 1.8 t/ha.

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Production, 2024114,462 t
World rank1 of 4
10-year change−0.2%
Record114,725 t2014

## Quinoa in Peru, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Peru compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total69.0%61.6% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.8world 0.9 (+98%)
kg per person3.35world 0.02
10-year change−0.2%world −11%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **Peru** | 114,462 | 69.0% |
| 2 | [Bolivia](https://husfarm.com/production/quinoa/bolivia/) | 50,262 | 30.3% |
| 3 | [Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/quinoa/ecuador/) | 1,129 | 0.68% |

[Full ranking of 4 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/quinoa/)

### Map of world production of quinoa

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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 | 114,462 | +57% | 63,693 | 1.80 |
| 2023 | 72,758 | −36% | 39,663 | 1.83 |
| 2022 | 114,223 | +7.0% | 69,687 | 1.64 |
| 2021 | 106,762 | +6.5% | 68,246 | 1.56 |
| 2020 | 100,207 | +12% | 67,704 | 1.48 |
| 2019 | 89,414 | +3.0% | 64,859 | 1.38 |
| 2018 | 86,828 | +10% | 65,736 | 1.32 |
| 2017 | 78,657 | −12% | 61,721 | 1.27 |
| 2016 | 89,414 | −15% | 64,859 | 1.38 |
| 2015 | 105,666 | −7.9% | 69,303 | 1.52 |
| 2014 | 114,725 | +120% | 68,140 | 1.68 |
| 2013 | 52,129 | +18% | 44,868 | 1.16 |
| 2012 | 44,213 | +7.4% | 38,495 | 1.15 |
| 2011 | 41,182 | +0.3% | 35,475 | 1.16 |
| 2010 | 41,079 | +4.3% | 35,313 | 1.16 |
| 2009 | 39,397 | +32% | 34,026 | 1.16 |
| 2008 | 29,867 | −6.1% | 31,163 | 0.96 |
| 2007 | 31,824 | +4.6% | 30,381 | 1.05 |
| 2006 | 30,429 | −6.6% | 29,947 | 1.02 |
| 2005 | 32,590 | +21% | 28,632 | 1.14 |
| 2004 | 26,997 | −10% | 27,676 | 0.98 |
| 2003 | 30,085 | −0.9% | 28,326 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | 30,373 | +36% | 27,851 | 1.09 |
| 2001 | 22,267 | −21% | 25,601 | 0.87 |
| 2000 | 28,191 | −0.8% | 28,889 | 0.98 |
| 1999 | 28,413 | +0.9% | 28,979 | 0.98 |
| 1998 | 28,171 | +19% | 30,720 | 0.92 |
| 1997 | 23,688 | +47% | 27,033 | 0.88 |
| 1996 | 16,070 | +17% | 18,704 | 0.86 |
| 1995 | 13,773 | −17% | 18,729 | 0.74 |
| 1994 | 16,629 | −3.1% | 20,693 | 0.80 |
| 1993 | 17,157 | +246% | 17,812 | 0.96 |
| 1992 | 4,961 | −73% | 7,874 | 0.63 |
| 1991 | 18,266 | +192% | 21,007 | 0.87 |
| 1990 | 6,260 | −60% | 8,081 | 0.77 |
| 1989 | 15,753 | −3.3% | 15,241 | 1.03 |
| 1988 | 16,284 | +64% | 18,475 | 0.88 |
| 1987 | 9,921 | −0.8% | 13,112 | 0.76 |
| 1986 | 10,004 | +25% | 13,524 | 0.74 |
| 1985 | 8,014 | −44% | 11,860 | 0.68 |
| 1984 | 14,203 | +64% | 18,349 | 0.77 |
| 1983 | 8,638 | −49% | 14,363 | 0.60 |
| 1982 | 17,028 | +30% | 21,652 | 0.79 |
| 1981 | 13,112 | −20% | 18,384 | 0.71 |
| 1980 | 16,324 | +76% | 18,634 | 0.88 |
| 1979 | 9,286 | −9.2% | 17,231 | 0.54 |
| 1978 | 10,231 | −4.2% | 19,439 | 0.53 |
| 1977 | 10,679 | +23% | 19,747 | 0.54 |
| 1976 | 8,676 | +6.6% | 15,065 | 0.58 |
| 1975 | 8,142 | +24% | 13,228 | 0.62 |
| 1974 | 6,572 | −7.8% | 12,980 | 0.51 |
| 1973 | 7,130 | +15% | 13,250 | 0.54 |
| 1972 | 6,202 | −3.2% | 13,020 | 0.48 |
| 1971 | 6,405 | −12% | 15,035 | 0.43 |
| 1970 | 7,307 | −3.4% | 16,370 | 0.45 |
| 1969 | 7,563 | +44% | 16,955 | 0.45 |
| 1968 | 5,245 | −63% | 10,060 | 0.52 |
| 1967 | 14,347 | +14% | 18,305 | 0.78 |
| 1966 | 12,583 | −32% | 17,835 | 0.71 |
| 1965 | 18,533 | +5.1% | 19,485 | 0.95 |
| 1964 | 17,635 | −30% | 19,390 | 0.91 |
| 1963 | 25,060 | +2.9% | 29,640 | 0.85 |
| 1962 | 24,364 | +8.3% | 30,040 | 0.81 |
| 1961 | 22,494 | — | 28,610 | 0.79 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports53,951 t USD 134 m
Exporter rank1 of 59
Imports23 t USD 68,000
Importer rank83 of 129
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/quinoa/)

## Questions and answers

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

Peru produced 114,462 t in 2024, 69.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Peru was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Bolivia.

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

It fell by 0.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −11% for the world. The record was 114,725 t in 2014.

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

1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (114,462 t from 63,693 ha), against a world average of 0.9 t/ha.

### Does Peru export or import quinoa?

In 2024 Peru reported exports of 53,951 t (USD 134 m) and imports of 23 t (USD 68,000), 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

[Bolivia](https://husfarm.com/production/quinoa/bolivia/)[Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/quinoa/ecuador/)[Bhutan](https://husfarm.com/production/quinoa/bhutan/)
[All countries producing quinoa](https://husfarm.com/production/quinoa/)

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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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