Niger vs Peru: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Niger

-0.5%

in 2025

Peru

-0.4%

in 2025

Niger rank

197th

Peru rank

195th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

Peru currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 197th and Peru ranks 195th of 228 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.