Indonesia vs Peru: Forest area
Indonesia
95.97 million hectares
in 2025
Peru
67.16 million hectares
in 2025
Indonesia rank
8th
Peru rank
10th
Forest area over time
- Indonesia
- Peru
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 95.97 million hectares against 67.16 million hectares in Peru, a difference of 28.81 million hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 8th and Peru ranks 10th of 235 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.37 million hectares | 75.69 million hectares | 29.67 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 93.91 million hectares | 72.70 million hectares | 21.22 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 95.52 million hectares | 69.82 million hectares | 25.69 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 95.77 million hectares | 67.91 million hectares | 27.86 million hectares | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Indonesia or Peru?
- Indonesia, at 95.97 million hectares against 67.16 million hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Indonesia and Peru?
- 28.81 million hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Peru rank globally for forest area?
- Indonesia ranks 8th 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.