India vs Peru: Forest area
India
72.74 million hectares
in 2025
Peru
67.16 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
9th
Peru rank
10th
Forest area over time
- India
- Peru
How they compare
India currently reports 72.74 million hectares against 67.16 million hectares in Peru, a difference of 5.58 million hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
India ranks 9th and Peru ranks 10th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.58 million hectares | 75.69 million hectares | 10.11 million hectares | Peru |
| 2000s | 68.45 million hectares | 72.70 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | 70.72 million hectares | 69.82 million hectares | 900,710 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 72.52 million hectares | 67.91 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Peru?
- India, at 72.74 million hectares against 67.16 million hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Peru?
- 5.58 million hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Peru rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 9th 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.