Spinach production in Peru
In 2024 Peru produced 31,874 t of spinach, the 20th largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.7%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 1,597 ha, yield 20.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 31,874 t
- World rank
- 20 of 68
- 10-year change
- +6.7%
- Record
- 31,874 t
- 2024
Spinach in Peru, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Peru compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.10%
- 0.12% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 20.0
- world 32.8 (−39%)
- kg per person
- 0.93
- world 3.76
- 10-year change
- +6.7%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Netherlands | 38,380 | 0.12% |
| 19 | Mexico | 36,370 | 0.12% |
| 20 | Peru | 31,874 | 0.10% |
| 21 | Egypt | 29,682 | 0.10% |
| 22 | Albania | 25,515 | 0.08% |
Map of world production of spinach
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 | 31,874 | +11% | 1,597 | 19.96 |
| 2023 | 28,727 | −2.3% | 1,429 | 20.10 |
| 2022 | 29,403 | −6.1% | 1,430 | 20.56 |
| 2021 | 31,327 | +4.9% | 1,518 | 20.64 |
| 2020 | 29,855 | +4.2% | 1,500 | 19.90 |
| 2019 | 28,643 | +13% | 1,316 | 21.77 |
| 2018 | 25,460 | +3.9% | 1,197 | 21.27 |
| 2017 | 24,493 | −14% | 1,202 | 20.38 |
| 2016 | 28,535 | −4.9% | 1,618 | 17.64 |
| 2015 | 30,018 | +0.5% | 1,715 | 17.50 |
| 2014 | 29,883 | +0.6% | 1,710 | 17.48 |
| 2013 | 29,714 | +1.2% | 1,649 | 18.02 |
| 2012 | 29,373 | +10% | 1,614 | 18.20 |
| 2011 | 26,679 | +44% | 1,527 | 17.47 |
| 2010 | 18,561 | −5.4% | 1,122 | 16.54 |
| 2009 | 19,618 | +38% | 1,202 | 16.32 |
| 2008 | 14,188 | +19% | 1,056 | 13.44 |
| 2007 | 11,952 | −0.9% | 806 | 14.83 |
| 2006 | 12,056 | −6.3% | 851 | 14.17 |
| 2005 | 12,864 | −7.5% | 995 | 12.93 |
| 2004 | 13,908 | −6.9% | 1,143 | 12.17 |
| 2003 | 14,932 | +31% | 1,140 | 13.10 |
| 2002 | 11,373 | +37% | 642 | 17.71 |
| 2001 | 8,291 | −7.3% | 618 | 13.42 |
| 2000 | 8,948 | −3.5% | 666 | 13.44 |
| 1999 | 9,269 | +30% | 677 | 13.69 |
| 1998 | 7,127 | −26% | 615 | 11.59 |
| 1997 | 9,597 | +55% | 1,111 | 8.64 |
| 1996 | 6,206 | −8.6% | 748 | 8.30 |
| 1995 | 6,791 | +3.8% | 783 | 8.67 |
| 1994 | 6,544 | −8.5% | 779 | 8.40 |
| 1993 | 7,153 | +4.8% | 829 | 8.63 |
| 1992 | 6,827 | +0.8% | 794 | 8.60 |
| 1991 | 6,771 | +2.8% | 784 | 8.64 |
| 1990 | 6,586 | −2.0% | 771 | 8.54 |
| 1989 | 6,721 | −7.9% | 778 | 8.64 |
| 1988 | 7,296 | +5.2% | 810 | 9.01 |
| 1987 | 6,937 | +5.5% | 792 | 8.76 |
| 1986 | 6,576 | +8.6% | 760 | 8.65 |
| 1985 | 6,057 | +47% | 693 | 8.74 |
| 1984 | 4,133 | +18% | 495 | 8.35 |
| 1983 | 3,505 | +7.7% | 450 | 7.79 |
| 1982 | 3,253 | −22% | 398 | 8.17 |
| 1981 | 4,147 | +18% | 460 | 9.02 |
| 1980 | 3,507 | +32% | 383 | 9.16 |
| 1979 | 2,660 | −24% | 322 | 8.26 |
| 1978 | 3,494 | −16% | 378 | 9.24 |
| 1977 | 4,175 | −37% | 410 | 10.18 |
| 1976 | 6,580 | −3.2% | 540 | 12.19 |
| 1975 | 6,801 | +2.7% | 540 | 12.59 |
| 1974 | 6,621 | +16% | 570 | 11.62 |
| 1973 | 5,693 | −1.2% | 260 | 21.90 |
| 1972 | 5,763 | −28% | 265 | 21.75 |
| 1971 | 7,963 | +3.4% | 360 | 22.12 |
| 1970 | 7,700 | +93% | 355 | 21.69 |
| 1969 | 3,980 | +85% | 205 | 19.41 |
| 1968 | 2,152 | −4.5% | 125 | 17.22 |
| 1967 | 2,254 | +51% | 140 | 16.10 |
| 1966 | 1,488 | −0.8% | 95 | 15.66 |
| 1965 | 1,500 | +3.4% | 100 | 15.00 |
| 1964 | 1,450 | 0.0% | 95 | 15.26 |
| 1963 | 1,450 | +3.6% | 95 | 15.26 |
| 1962 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 90 | 15.56 |
| 1961 | 1,400 | — | 90 | 15.56 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of spinach in Peru?
Peru produced 31,874 t in 2024, 0.10% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Peru rank in the world for production of spinach?
Peru ranked 20th of 68 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 92.2% of the world total.
How has the production of spinach in Peru changed?
It rose by 6.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of spinach in Peru?
20.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (31,874 t from 1,597 ha), against a world average of 32.8 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.