Agriculture Reference
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Table 5.5.
Average annual growth rates of rice in Peru (1961
-
2010).
Year
Variable
1951
-
1960 1961
-
1970 1971
-
1980 1981
-
1990 1991
-
2000
2001
-
10
Area
4.6
4.4
0.3
2.3
6.0
2.5
Yield
0.3
0.3
0.9
1.2
2.5
0.9
Production
4.9
4.1
0.6
3.5
8.5
3.4
1951
-
2010 1961
-
2010 1971
-
2010 1981
-
2010 1991
-
2010 2001
-
2010
Area
3.4
3.0
2.7
3.2
4.2
2.5
Yield
1.1
1.1
1.5
1.6
1.8
0.9
Production
4.5
4.2
4.2
4.9
6.0
3.4
Calculations based on statistical data from Statistical and Economical Studies Of
F. Rice Breeding in Peru
Rice is the most important cereal in the daily diet of Peruvians, with
an annual per capita consumption of 47 kg of milled rice (INEI 2012).
National consumption is satis
ed mostly by local production, which
amounts to 2.8 million tonnes, and has grown at an average annual rate
of 4.5% during the last 60 years, mostly due to signi
cant increases in
harvested area (Table 5.5). Average national yields are relatively high and,
even at lower growth rates, yields have almost doubled, reaching 7.4 t ha
1
during the last 3 years (Table 5.5). Irrigated systems account for 93.6%
of total rice paddy production, in both arid valleys of the coast with high
solar radiation and the rainy tropical valleys of eastern Peru (Table 5.6).
Table 5.6.
Rice statistics of main agro-ecosystems at Peru (average 2010
-
2012).
Production
Yield
(t ha
1
)
Agro-ecosystem
t
%
Area (ha)
Irrigated
2,635,534
93.6
317,198
8.31
Temperate coast
1,598,939
56.8
170,547
9.38
Tropical irrigated
z
1,036,595
36.8
146,651
7.07
Favored rainfed lowland
y
46,368
1.6
14,616
3.17
Unfavored rainfed upland and
135,175
4.8
47,044
2.87
ood-prone areas
x
Total
2,817,077
100.0
378,859
7.44
z
Includes Amazonas, Cajamarca, and San Martín political regions.
y
Includes Huánuco, Pasco, Junín, and Cusco political regions.
x
Includes Ayacucho, Puno, Loreto, Ucayali, and Madre de Dios political regions.
