Peru vs Southern Asia: Country area — Area

Peru
128,522 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
688,043 1000 ha
in 2024
Peru rank
23rd
Southern Asia rank
20th

Country area — Area over time

  • Peru
  • Southern Asia
200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 688,043 1000 ha against 128,522 1000 ha in Peru, a difference of 559,521 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 5.4 times Peru's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 20th of 248 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 128,522 1000 ha 688,992 1000 ha 560,470 1000 ha Southern Asia
1970s 128,522 1000 ha 688,992 1000 ha 560,470 1000 ha Southern Asia
1980s 128,522 1000 ha 688,992 1000 ha 560,470 1000 ha Southern Asia
1990s 128,522 1000 ha 688,577 1000 ha 560,055 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 128,522 1000 ha 688,199 1000 ha 559,677 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 128,522 1000 ha 688,084 1000 ha 559,562 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 128,522 1000 ha 688,042 1000 ha 559,520 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Peru or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 688,043 1000 ha against 128,522 1000 ha in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Peru and Southern Asia?
559,521 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Peru and Southern Asia rank globally for country area — area?
Peru ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 20th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.