Angola vs Peru: Forest area
Angola
63.26 million hectares
in 2025
Peru
67.16 million hectares
in 2025
Angola rank
12th
Peru rank
10th
Forest area over time
- Angola
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 67.16 million hectares against 63.26 million hectares in Angola, a difference of 3.90 million hectares.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 12th and Peru ranks 10th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.85 million hectares | 75.69 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Angola |
| 2000s | 73.72 million hectares | 72.70 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Angola |
| 2010s | 68.62 million hectares | 69.82 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | 64.54 million hectares | 67.91 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Angola or Peru?
- Peru, at 67.16 million hectares against 63.26 million hectares in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Angola and Peru?
- 3.90 million hectares, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Peru rank globally for forest area?
- Angola ranks 12th and Peru ranks 10th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.