Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Peru: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 8.47 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
Peru recorded 8.47 kilograms per year per capita for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 10.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3 kilograms per year per capita, in 1971.
Peru ranks 142nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.37 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 4.21 kilograms per year per capita | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 4.12 kilograms per year per capita | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 4.04 kilograms per year per capita | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 4.14 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 5.21 kilograms per year per capita | +25.6% |
| 1967 | 3.63 kilograms per year per capita | -30.4% |
| 1968 | 5.94 kilograms per year per capita | +63.9% |
| 1969 | 4.82 kilograms per year per capita | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 3.57 kilograms per year per capita | -26.0% |
| 1971 | 3 kilograms per year per capita | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 3.92 kilograms per year per capita | +30.6% |
| 1973 | 5.11 kilograms per year per capita | +30.3% |
| 1974 | 5 kilograms per year per capita | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 4.58 kilograms per year per capita | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 5.1 kilograms per year per capita | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 4.43 kilograms per year per capita | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 4.35 kilograms per year per capita | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.11 kilograms per year per capita | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 3.98 kilograms per year per capita | -22.0% |
| 1981 | 5.28 kilograms per year per capita | +32.6% |
| 1982 | 5.5 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 7.62 kilograms per year per capita | +38.7% |
| 1984 | 4.92 kilograms per year per capita | -35.5% |
| 1985 | 3.87 kilograms per year per capita | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 4.4 kilograms per year per capita | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 6 kilograms per year per capita | +36.5% |
| 1988 | 6.91 kilograms per year per capita | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 4.17 kilograms per year per capita | -39.7% |
| 1990 | 4.54 kilograms per year per capita | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 4.55 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.42 kilograms per year per capita | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.6 kilograms per year per capita | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.56 kilograms per year per capita | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.66 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.87 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.76 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.8 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.41 kilograms per year per capita | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 4.32 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.71 kilograms per year per capita | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.68 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.96 kilograms per year per capita | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 4.93 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.01 kilograms per year per capita | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.92 kilograms per year per capita | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.19 kilograms per year per capita | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 6.38 kilograms per year per capita | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 6.45 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.46 kilograms per year per capita | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 7.64 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.75 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.06 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 8.05 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.77 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.94 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.02 kilograms per year per capita | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.97 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.94 kilograms per year per capita | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 8.65 kilograms per year per capita | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 10.16 kilograms per year per capita | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 8.61 kilograms per year per capita | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 8.47 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 8.47 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.38 kilograms per year per capita, 74% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 8.47 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.02 kilograms per year per capita, 65% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +63.9% | 3.63 kilograms per year per capita | 5.94 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5 kilograms per year per capita | 3.63 kilograms per year per capita | 5.94 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.42 kilograms per year per capita | 3 kilograms per year per capita | 5.11 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 kilograms per year per capita | 3.87 kilograms per year per capita | 7.62 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 kilograms per year per capita | 4.41 kilograms per year per capita | 4.87 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 kilograms per year per capita | 4.32 kilograms per year per capita | 6.45 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 kilograms per year per capita | 7.46 kilograms per year per capita | 8.94 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.97 kilograms per year per capita | 8.47 kilograms per year per capita | 10.16 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 139 Mongolia 8.63 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 140 Uganda 8.57 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 141 Chile 8.51 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 143 Philippines 8.41 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 144 Thailand 8.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 145 Afghanistan 8.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Peru?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Peru was 8.47 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 kilograms per year per capita in 1971.
- How does Peru rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.